I love the geniuses that don't understand that the torch is merely a symbolic act. If it goes out and has to be re-lit, no one REALLY cares.
I respect their right to protest, but they act like, "If I can just extinguish that flame, I'll bring the Olympics to a halt and they won't have them and bring China to it's knees!".
Dude, it's FLAME! If it goes out they just re-light it. How do you think they got it across the ocean in a plane?