>>One of the traditions for anyone hosting the games is the creation of separate protest areas. Well, they sure did that part, didn't they? Of course locking up old people for asking for a protest permit may not have been exactly what the Committee had in mind, but what the heck, the athletes had fun.
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>>China never should have been allowed to host the games. NEVER!
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>Why is that ?? Can you explain?

A country that deserves as little respect and as much derision for their human rights offenses as China does should not be allowed to reap the rewards that are generated by hosting something as well loved as the Olympic games. They simply have not earned the right.