Discovery hostages to appear on Oprah
Discovery Communications employees held hostage by a gunman on Sept. 1 are scheduled to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the TV Column reports.
James J. Lee, who had protested against Discovery and some of its TV shows, and who believed that the world would be better off without people, was shot by police after an almost four-hour standoff at the company's Silver Spring headquarters.
It was not clear if all three hostages -- two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard -- would be interviewed.
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| September 14, 2010; 10:50 AM ET
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Posted by: PublicEnemy1 | September 14, 2010 11:06 AM | Report abuse
15 minutes of fame...
Posted by: CalmTruth | September 14, 2010 11:24 AM | Report abuse
Your suggestion that Mr Lee thought that the world would be better off without people, implys that Mr Lee had intended to harm or injure those he held hostage.
Infact, Mr Lee's comments regarding humanity are in reference to the harm we are doing to the planet that is making the planet less live-able for PEOPLE.
Mr Lee was definately unstable, much like Norman Mayer was, but also like Norman Mayer he believed in a positive message and in his own mind was trying to do something to help this planet for the PEOPLE who live here.
Posted by: MarilynManson | September 14, 2010 11:27 AM | Report abuse
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So, they get the attention and James Lee gets murdered in cold blood by police claiming he pointed the gun at the hostages.