Olympic torch protests

With the Olympics coming to China in the summer of 2008 protest is following. In California the torch eventually ended up on a bus heavily guarded by security. People protesting are holding signs up like "stop the genocide in Tibet" and chanting free Tibet. The subject also emerged in the mainstream media and is hotly debated on Talk shows. With so many opposed to the Olympic games in China because of their human rights record the games themselves are being degraded; also athletes are being directly effected. With Athletic concerns like air quality and other pollution the games are one of the most controversial to date.