Sure, he loved the planet, but did “radical environmentalist” James J. Lee really need to take hostages? Police shot and killed James J. Lee, a “radical environmentalist” who has been opposed to the Discovery Channel for years. Lee, who believed the Discovery Channel caused the earth more harm than good, published his ramblings on his www.savetheplanetprotest.com website.
Lee’s “Save the Planet” mantra holds the belief that by decreasing the human population and saving animals, the planet will be saved. Lee broadcasted that “the planet does not need humans” and claimed that his Savetheplanetprotest.com is a direct protest aimed specifically at the Discovery Channel.
During the standoff at Discovery Channel headquarters, police say tactical officers managed to get close to Lee and saw him point a handgun at one of the three hostages, which ultimately lead to police shooting and killing Lee. Lee had entered the Washington building around 1 p.m, carrying a handgun and canisters attached to his body. All the hostages were able to escape unharmed.
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:10 am
I guess most of what I think would be anathema to Mr Lee, but reading this story and being so thankful that the hostages he took survived, I’ld make two comments. The first is that what I have read on his website is not “ramblings” – I disagree with it, but the argument is consistent. The second is that I felt I had to re-read Yeats poem – Easter, 1916 http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/779/
February 1st, 2011 at 8:28 am
I did read his demands I found it too much… Firstly, what rights do he have to tell Discovery Channel what to do? If he don’t like it, don’t watch it! It’s simple! He should have just set up a channel with his crooked way of thinking, instead of running into a building with a gun? Why not storm the government buildings instead and make the demands to Obama? Procreation still takes place nevertheless… He also had a mindset that whatever’s broadcast will be followed. WRONG. we need not follow what the TV says, we follow what Obama says. Whatever, he’s dead now. I hope he was alive to read this. I will even give him my address for him to come to my house.