One of the people involved with the protests that disrupted the torch relay in Victoria, B.C. on Friday is refusing to apologize. The protesters have faced criticism from across the country ever since a young torchbearer was caught in the middle of the chaos they created.

Nicholas Dronsfield, 17, has cerebral palsy and was scheduled to carry the torch on Friday night in Victoria. He was determined to run it on his own, but his leg of the relay was cancelled because protesters disrupted Friday evening's events. His family was forced to drive to Nanaimo, B.C. on Saturday to run it then instead.

CTV tried to contact several protest organizers for comment, but none returned calls. But well-known anti-Olympic demonstrator Chris Shaw commented.

"I do understand on a personal level that they were disappointed," said Shaw. "I would hope that Nicholas and his family would understand the broader concerns that the Olympic Games are not a good thing for British Columbia, they have hurt the province and a lot of people."

"If some people were discomforted by what we did, that's unfortunate. This is what democracy looks like. It's messy."

The teen said he wouldn't be interested in an apology anyway.

"I don't think that an apology from the protesters would have a lot of meaning to me," said Dronsfield. "The way they expressed their opinions was so negative and destructive."