The Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit announced that Games security will include tens of thousands of police officers, armed forces, ‘free speech' zones, and a $1 billion price tag for taxpayers. Critics argue that these plans are extravagant, unnecessary, and ignore legal rights to public speech and peaceful protest. Read the full article at The Tyee.
Olympics security overkill: Why so afraid of protest?
Filed in: | July 22, 2009
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