Suspected hostage taker James Lee
UPDATE via MSNBC: Lee said he experienced an ”awakening” when he watched former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental documentary ”An Inconvenient Truth.”
UPDATE: Here’s a link to the Breitbart.tv live video stream of the ongoing story.
The suspect, identified by police as an Asian male, has “some sort of device on him that may be explosive in nature,” Friz told the station.Some witnesses reported that the man fired a shot before declaring, “Nobody is going anywhere,” according to police.
Authorities have so far not confirmed how many shots were fired. Employees at the building were told to take cover in locked offices, according to local press accounts.
Children at a day care center located inside the Discovery Building were reportedly safely evacuated to a nearby McDonald’s restaurant.
Discovery Communications LLC operates cable and satellite networks in the U.S. including The Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet.
Apparently, the man is named James Lee, an environmental activist and longtime antagonist of the Discovery Channel over their lack “of real shows that actually work to save the planet.”
Here’s a section of what’s being reported as Lee’s manifesto:
WORSE! Their programs are causing more harm than good. They are failures. If something isbetter because of their shows, not worse.products and other substandard solutions. Do we really needactuallyWhy would the broadcasters and programmers focus more on the destruction of the planet rather than saving it?demand change from them. If the networks are not doing their job, society should find newfor them.The Discovery Channel produces many so-called “Environmental Programs” supposedly there to save the planet. But the truth is things are getting not functioning; there needs to be a change of course. It’s time to bring about new initiatives and try different approaches whether they are conventional or unconventional. It is evident that the old approach is ineffective. We can see this when we watch the news or read the newspapers that their ways are not working. It’s one disaster after another. They are deliberately showing ineffective shows to make it seem like something is being done when nothing is. Their ineffectiveness is evident by the lack of results. Things should be getting because of their shows, not worse.
We are running out of time to save this planet and the Discovery Channel is a big part of the problem, not the solution. Instead of showing successful solutions, their broadcast programs seem to be doing the opposite. Shows like “Cash Cab” and “Dirty Jobs” serve as diversions to keep the focus off what is really important, which is Global Warming and Animal Extinction. Why do they broadcast a show like “Future Weapons” that only promise to destroy the planet even more? And their new lineup “Planet Green” is all about more shows like these when the planet is in crisis? No, instead the focus should be on coming up with new formulas that work.
The reason television shows like these are maintained is due to lack of response. We as a society allowed them to continue; only we the people can ways short walking distance away from Silver Spring Red Line Metro Station. Please come and make your voice be heard around the world saying you want solutions sought today and you want it broadcast on television continually.
The debate about the state of the planet is done. Global Warming is a reality. The massive extinction of animals is happening all over the world. Now let us begin the debate on how to save the planet. We can’t wait anymore, something must be done immediately! Let’s act on it right away; let this be a new chapter in the earth’s history. As human beings we must join together to save it.
To be clear, this is all unconfirmed but is what’s being reported at various news outlets.
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