The Olympic committee has recently erected concrete barriers and wire fencing surrounding the perimeter of the cauldron. The cauldron is a giant steel and glass structure that has four flames burning from it, rising almost 10 meters. The committee has done this for security measures because they feel that since it is made of glass someone will eventually try to break it. Some say that because of the recent anti Olympics protests in downtown Vancouver, the fence had to be put up. People traveled from all over the world to visit and take pictures of the Olympic symbol, however now the photographers have been forced to take pictures trough fences and from a distance of 50 meters from he cauldron. People are very upset " What a wonderful moment of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to have a picture of you family in front of the torch, you can't do that"- visitor Carolyn Schmidt told the CBC. The fence has caused arguments and disputes among the photographers, people struggle to find the "perfect" view for their pictures. The Olympic committee in response stated that there are pictures on their website that people can download. However, people do not feel the same way, they actually want to take the picture themselves with their family in the photograph alongside the cauldron.I believe, that the fence that they have put up is unnecessary. The Olympic committee has been concerned by recent vandals in Vancouver. The Olympic flame is not something that you just take away from the public. The flame is a symbol of the the Olympics, quite simply the Olympics would not be the same without it. The fence they have put up is an eye sore, it takes away from the natural beauty from the site of the flame. If they absolutely had to put up the fence they could have built a nicer looking fence, not one that looks like a chicken wire fence. It might as well have been a prison fence. Also, if they would have considered more of the options they could have built the structure holding the flame elevated on a stage with no opportunity for people to reach it. If they would have done this both the Olympic committee and the public would have been satisfied and the public would have been able to make the proper olympic moment in photographs.
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