cbs5- golden gate bridge protest - activist on cell phone

Laurel Sutherlin talks to CBS5 bay area reporter on a cell phone while hanging from a suspension cable of the Golden Gate Bridge 150 feet in the air. Video footage is shot from one of the 5 helicopters circling the air.

On Monday April 7th 2008 3 activists scaled teh suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and unfurled two giant banners that read "One World, One Dream freetibet.org" and "Free Tibet" in protest of the human rights abuses that the Chinese goverment is trying to whitewash with its acceptance of the Olympic Torch.

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[coldeyeshk]

Why were the Twin Towers chosen? World attention because they were American icons!

Why was the Golden Bridge chosen by protesters? More attention, right?

Now, we know Golden Gate Bridge has weak security and it also is an American icon, would that increase its risk of being attacked?

All actions originate from ideas and I hope the protesters are not giving terrorists any more ideas. Though we have our differences, I don't think any Chinese want to see another 9/11 happening in the US.

[tomsepe]

You'd be surprised what the Chinese Governement wants... 1.3 Billion people - that's 4 times the population of the U.S. with one of the worlds fastest growing economies... meaning that they are consuming more and more resources everyday... and what are wars fought over? RESOURCES! One way or the other the world is going to have to deal with China - sooner or later. Do you want to be ruled by a country that is actively engaging in torture, random imprisonment and shooting range execution?

[yankeechong]

since they can scale gg bridge at this stage, what else cant they do? they can also burn the white house one day.

pierce the tiben veil of non-violence.today they are "pacific" "innocent" ppl, tmr they will be equivalent of ben laddin.

believe it or not.

[tomsepe]

Don't be silly. No one is going to burn the White House. There is WAY MORE SECURITY there. Stop fantasizing. Be real. And no these people are NOT going to be Bin-Laden. That's just absurd. Besides they are totally committed to Non-Violence.

[kristenyali]

I am a American white man and I am 100% with China.Fuck the Dalai Lama,the fucken fag is just a trouble maker.

When I waw the monks of Tibet fighting in their robes I saw them as an organized force (ARMY) trying to over throw the Goverement of China.A goverement that has giving Tibet every thing.The Tibetan people act like AMERICAN NIGGERS.If China would walk away from Tibet the Tibetan people would starve.

If I were in Tibet and you Fuckers atacked me I would really FUCK YOU UP.

Terry VA

[tomsepe]

You must be joking. Seriously dude. there are 5 million Tibetans and 6 million chinese in the army alone! Don't be stupid... The Dali Lama isn't: He's been advocating for Autonomy for decades - not Independence. There is no way that Tibet could strategically attack China. They couldn't even bring in enough weapons let alone have the manpower.

[N8te18]

Bunch of fucking tree huggers

[peterneecompoop]

Fucking hippes i like my nikes.

[jeunderpanda]

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[ImmortalTara]

Just another reason why I love San Francisco.

[tetsunosuke1]

Agreed, I dought they would rule (unless or government starts to screw up...oh wait shit!) I really dont want to imagine it, but the way things are and are becoming, heck I wouldnt be surprised if Fallout's plot actually happens.