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Originally Posted by Beerfest
Yea, anarchist protestors are really going to affect what goes on behind closed doors at the G20, its not as if they ever got close to any of the "leaders"
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Gee, really? Maybe next time there is a G20 meeting instead of spending money on security, the government should just tell the violent protestors, that the heads of state don't care they think. You're a freaking genius, you could have saved the government a ton of money.
You were saying that there was less spent on security for the Olympics than the G20. But the two are apples and oranges.
Whether or not the protestors will actually affect the outcome of the meeting is pointless. They are going to be there and they are going to be doing violent things like setting cars on fire. Were those people at the Olympics? No, so comparing security costs of the two events is irrelevant.
No matter how much is spent some people are going to get through the cracks and do things like set cars on fire. But the more you spend, the more you can reduce the chances of major problems.
To go around thinking that people who set cars on fire should go free because the security plan wasn't 100% effective is about as assinine as thinking that setting cars on fire isn't a violent act.