Security for 2012 London Olympics Designed to Fail?

Undercover reporter, Lee Hazledean, a filmmaker and TV journalist, infiltrated the private security firm, G4S to train as a security guard for the 2012 London Olympics that start in 4 weeks. Of course, the reason for private security contractors is to reap enormous profits because it's certainly not to ensure the safety of athletes, employees, and spectators, as you will see if read on, or listen to the video below.

Hazledean reports (video below) that training is woefully inadequate; that it's easy to get knives, guns, IEDs, through the security screening; uniforms are going missing or being stolen from the uniform distribution centre/training facility; cheap equipment does not work, such as metal detectors; people are taking photos on their mobile phones in the training facility; 200,00 casket linings (hold 4-5 bodies each) delivered...

Also there are plans for the evacuation of London, G4S are going to be at the forefront, as well as 100,000 troops coming in via Woolwich barracks made up of regular British Forces, American regular army and European troops. Lee was not told why there would be any need for an evacuation of the whole of London, they just said it was to be a “defining moment in the history of London”. This could just be a precaution but the public should be made aware of the foreign invasion which is taking place right now. The troops are being held across London in various barracks once they’ve been through Woolwich. Lee also had this information confirmed by an army doctor who was shocked at all the foreign troops coming into London. There is also a shipment of what are being described as casket linings, each casket can hold four or five people and 200,000 casket linings have been delivered we believe from America. This could all be precautionary in the event of a major terrorist attack. Also we were shown videos of drones attacking targets in Afghanistan and were told that drones will be patrolling the sky’s over London during the Olympics carrying out surveillance and search and destroy missions if necessary. Lee believes there is something fundamentally wrong with how the security for the Olympics is being implemented by G4S. With exactly 4 weeks to go until the games Lee feels he needs to expose the inadequate security in place in the hope that it can be improved so that the London 2012 Olympics can be a safe environment for spectators and Athletes alike, and not a cause for national and international embarrassment for Great Britain.

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