It was a quite a scene yesterday as thousands turned out for anti-government of China protests preceding the controversial China Olympic torch relay.
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Civic Center:
Intrepid photojournalist Luke Thomas in the vanguard, as per usual:
High above it all on top of the Chinese Consulate:
When did the Unabomber get out? A Sony digital video camera (with Carl Zeiss lens) to record the protesters far below but, sadly, only just an analog TV antenna:
Another worker at the consulate:
Only came out once, as he was a little shy:
An SFPD “sniper” on a rooftop. Seriously, he’s only a sniper when he pulls out a rifle. Until then he’s just some dude. The SFPD was out in force, with about five times as many people as was probably necessary. 
A boisterous, yet nonviolent, crowd:
Tags: 2008, beijing, China, civic center, consulate, Olympics, San Francisco, Tibet, Torch
These are simply wonderful shots. Came to see them by way of SF Mike. Ordinarily I’d have been there, but working out of town made me miss all the theater — and passion for liberty.
thanks Jan, you missed a lot of theatre that day, that’s for sure.