I snapped these photo's of the memorial to the 22 people killed in the San Ysidro McDonalds masacre in 1984. Some people earlier today dressed it up
for "Dia De Muertos". The McDonalds was demolished and the land donated to the county. Bare with me on the quality, it was very difficult to contain
my emotions as I thought of the little kid laying dead in the parking lot next to his bike and his bag of burgers.
I remember that day very well, I was in La Paz fishing that day, that night I phoned my then wife in San Diego, that was when she told me about the
shooting
Huberty, a survivalist, saw signs of growing trouble in America, believing that government meddling and regulation was the cause of business
failures and unemployment, including his own. He believed that international bankers were purposefully manipulating the Federal Reserve System and
bankrupting the nation. Convinced that Soviet aggression was everywhere, he believed that the breakdown of society was near, perhaps through economic
collapse or nuclear war. He committed himself to prepare to survive this coming collapse and while in Canton, provisioned his house with thousands of
dollars of non-perishable food and six guns that he intended to use to defend his home during the coming chaos. When he moved from Ohio, he left the
food behind but brought the guns with him.[3]
Mitchell, Richard Sheppard (2002). Dancing at Armageddon: Survivalism and Chaos in Modern Times. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. [page
needed]. ISBN 978-0-226-53244-8.
The Suspect lived in Baja (briefly): In January 1984, the Huberty family left Canton and briefly stayed in Tijuana, Mexico before settling in San Ysidro. He was able to find work as
a security guard in San Ysidro; however, he was dismissed from this position two weeks before the shooting. His apartment was three blocks away from
the site of the massacre.
Thanks for the info Ken. I had heard a few years back that he had said "I'm gonna go kill some Mexicans" as he left his apartment. Who knows, but it
is really an experience to stand there in front of that memorial.
Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Thanks for the info Ken. I had heard a few years back that he had said "I'm gonna go kill some Mexicans" as he left his apartment. Who knows, but it
is really an experience to stand there in front of that memorial.
Before Huberty left for McDonald's, his wife Etna asked him where he was going. Huberty responded that he was "hunting humans".[4]
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
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