This is pretty pathetic..............

[Darth_Kitten]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/olympics/national/2004/08/29/Sports/marathon040829.html

Poor guy..... :(

[TrogL]

1. Looks like a fundie was involved

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. I think the word "tragedy" is a bit much

But I felt really bad for Lima. It looked like the intruder was wearing Italian colors. The commentators said there was something written in red at the bottom of his sign, in addition to the thing about Israel - anybody hear that yet?

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Fundie endtimes nutter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3610598.stm


reported to be the same man who did this as the British Grand Prix last year:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/3081921.stm


http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/12/1060588355388.html?oneclick=true
"A 56-year-old former Catholic priest today admitted getting on to the track during the British Grand Prix and trying to disrupt the race.

Cornelius "Neil" Horan indicated a guilty plea to a single charge of aggravated trespass at the Silverstone circuit when he appeared via video-link at Northampton Magistrates Court.

The case was adjourned until September 1 for the preparation of pre-sentence reports.

Horan, from Howbury Road, Nunhead, south-east London, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth during the five-minute hearing."

[Blayde Starrfyre]

4. Very sad.

I saw this and it was awful. Reminded me of when some asshole punched Eddie Merckx in the kidney and prevented him from winning his 6th Tour De France. I don't know that De Lima had enough in him to finish first since the Italian came on very strong, but we'll never know.

All this talk about Islamic terrorists, and instead it's a Christian Fundamentalist terrorist who ruins part of the Olympics. Let's hope he spends a very long time in jail for assault and battery.

[Selwynn]

5. Sorry, but calling that terrorism dishonors victims of actual terrorism

That guy is a nut case, but regardless of your personal feelings about Christians, it is not "terrorism."