Plan9

And by "protest," I mean some nutjob acting a fool with a gun.

So this armed guy with storms into the Discovery Channel building (The Incident)

Hot-hot Die Hard terrorist action (The Picture)

Guy's Manifesto (The Rant)

"I don't want kids." (The MySpace Profile)

Same nutjob from 2008 (The Background)

If he wasn't using violence to further his message, I'd have been totally down with joining him in his protest. You know how I feel about reproduction.

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Willravel

He hates humanity, civilization, and overpopulation, I guess. He's like a poor man's Ra's al Ghul.

The_Jazz

Woah. That's.....crazy?

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On an unrelated note, misreading "tactile officers" makes the situation slightly amusing, if not still a touch scary.

Well, my obvious guess of this being Plan9 has been blown apart since he's not stealing wi-fi in the Discovery Building but is, instead, firmly barricaded at home.

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Wes Mantooth

So he holds people hostage at the discovery channel? One of the few channels left that occasionally has quality, well made, interesting shows?

Jeez if he hates people and the world around him so much I'd think a channel like MTV would be a better target.

Seriously though, from watching on tv this does sound very bad I hope they can get this resolved without any bloodshed.

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dksuddeth

too bad there's no tool or hand held device that people are allowed to carry in maryland to be able to protect themselves from being taken hostage.

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Wes Mantooth

A cell phone?

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The_Jazz

dk, given that this situation is still unfolding, you're in no position to make any sort of statement. You don't even know for certain that the guard taken hostage wasn't armed.

Besides that, not everyone feels the need to be a hero.

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Plan9

Did you mean: GUN? Just come on out and say it Ole Hoss, they expect it.

I'm glad DK is back. I was afraid I'd be alone in my gun-nuttery.

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No, Jazz. It's not me. I'm pale and have slanty eyes but I'm not Asian.

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dksuddeth

since i hadn't started a gun thread in so long, i felt it was obligatory.

so my troll was successful and i shall just watch now.

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The_Dunedan

A technophobic genocidal Luddite with a bomb, a grudge, and the overt desire to inflict death and destruction upon other people. Why is it these ZPG people never seem to start at the logical place: by killing themselves? Oh yeah, because you can't lord your "enlightenment" or "progressivism" or "superior intelligence" over the Plebs when you're dead.

Here's hoping that either a sympathetic SWAT marksman makes a 168-grain contribution to this guy's cause, or he detonates the bomb in an otherwise-safe area.

He thinks the planet would be better off without humans? Fine, -he- can lead the parade.

Plan9

Hah, I once got a warning here at TFP for posting a "Save The Planet, Kill Yourself" sign.

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According to Spinelust he's been shot and placed in custody. Dunedan is psychic!

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Dammitall

And by "shot and taken into custody," they apparently mean shot dead.

Nutjob psycho with a gun aside, as someone that also sees validity in some of his points (hello, Duggars?), I cringe to think of how this incident has hurt the credibility of those valid points. I cringe even more thinking of the field day right-wing "quiverfull" nutjobs are going to have over this supposed "liberal's" crusade against humanity and civilization.

I hope we don't see a directly correlated population boom in the heartland nine months from now as a result.

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Plan9

I had similar fears and I'm with ya all the way, SL.

I guess I shouldn't mention to people I like to recycle and eat high fiber cereal lest they think I'm some sort of terrorist.

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dksuddeth

no way, does that mean i'm a terrorist also?

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Plan9

No, you're just a "True Believer."

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Jove

He needed a better plan, to late now.

Charlatan

What's crazy is that Discovery does not broadcast live television. To achieve his goals would require them to spend months producing content before airing it.

There was never a chance that his message would get out on Discovery.

That said, the media is sure talking about his message now.

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Baraka_Guru

Are you guys really considering this as though he was sound of mind?

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The_Jazz

For every nutjob like this on the left, there's an equally nuttier guy on the right, like the guy in Tennessee that brought a shotgun to a Unitarian church because that's where he knew the liberals would be.

It's difficult to make much headway on a cause when the clearly insane are involved.

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Walt

Neither of which can be found in Maryland. It's like the Uzbekistan of the east coast. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

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Craven Morehead

The Washington D.C. area has to be the very last place to attempt a hostage situation. WTF did he thing the eventual outcome would be?

Discovery Channel:"Yes, we agee to your demand to broadcast more 'save the planet now' programs."

Nut job: "How soon?"

Discovery Channel: " In about 6-9 months. Why don't you come a little closer to the window?"

Nut job: " OK"

Plan9

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