Casper Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FsmYwcbNeM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 thats crazy. he just wanted to light his spliff! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 roflmao, it's Canada, but I have to wonder what would happen if that occurred in the USA... is there a law that protects the olympic torch? Or would it be considered disturbing the peace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 what a moron... There's just about ONE rule when you're at such an event: don't touch the person/people doing the torch relay.Considering how much of a target these events are for terrorism, the guy's lucky they didn't tackle him a lot harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 wonder what they charge ya with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 roflmao, it's Canada, but I have to wonder what would happen if that occurred in the USA... is there a law that protects the olympic torch? Or would it be considered disturbing the peace?In criminal terms, or in civil?It wouldn't be hard to argue assault and/or battery. A lot would depend on how the state jurisdiction defines each crime.but you can 'assault' someone at the tort level simply by approaching them in a manner you know is threatening. people have a right to feel safe and secure. I wouldnt' want to be the defense attorney trying to argue that the idiot acted "reasonably."He reached for the torch, and "knew or should have known" that the carrier (and police) would assume he's trying to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Damn hippies.... Edited February 18, 2010 by Cdubyah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 wonder what they charge ya with.stealing the flame from he who made fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 In criminal terms, or in civil?It wouldn't be hard to argue assault and/or battery. A lot would depend on how the state jurisdiction defines each crime.but you can 'assault' someone at the tort level simply by approaching them in a manner you know is threatening. people have a right to feel safe and secure. I wouldnt' want to be the defense attorney trying to argue that the idiot acted "reasonably."He reached for the torch, and "knew or should have known" that the carrier (and police) would assume he's trying to take it.I'm thinking criminally. Now I'm going to get into armchair analysis, but since the man had acted and then seemed to be done wouldn't that end the "threat"Or I guess one could argue "We thought he was lighting a bomb"Edit: I see cdub said that already, great minds and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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