Why wasn't the military notified when Shawn Nelson stole a tank and terrorized San Diego in 1995?

2016-10-28T23:09:10Z

Then why didn't they go after it? The military has antitank weaponry and the state troopers have ar15s or 12g slugs. The were severely outgunned and only managed to bring it to an end when the driver made a mistake. And, if he had been able to break over the median, a lot of people would've died. They should've considered it a terrorist act and dealt with it like they deal with tanks in other cities around the world imo

david g2016-10-18T02:52:06Z

Which military? The tank belonged to the National Guard. So it was a state issue.

lestermount2016-10-17T04:22:46Z

this has happened several times, even in the 60's when I was there a Marine took a tank and ran up the highway.

Phrenic Dragoon2016-10-17T07:37:22Z

1) Im sure the unit it was stolen from was aware/notified.

2) What other purpose would there be to notify the military?

Patrick40242016-10-17T01:44:45Z

This was a civilian crime even if the tank came from the military.

?2016-10-17T13:51:55Z

Gonna go watch the video again...it was cool

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