On May 17th, 1995, former U.S. Veteran Shawn Timothy Nelson stole an M60A3 Patton Tank and went on a rampage in San Diego, California before finally being fatally shot by San Diego Police.The tank was not loaded with any shells. Ammunition was inside another location of the California National Guard Armory. Shawn was eventually spotted but it was too late and Shawn stole the Tank.Many would say he was just a lunatic in a tank, or that he played too much Grand Theft Auto. I believe Shawn Nelson was not a lunatic. He had a moment of insanity due to many contributing factors. He was divorced, both of his parents died of cancer, terminated from his job, house in foreclosure, utilities cut off, and his live-in girlfriend died of a drug overdose. A man who fell on hard times.We are all capable to snap at the breaking point when you have nothing to lose.