Wednesday, December 26, 2012

California Elementary School Named in Honor of Murderer

Via Cousin John

 

An elementary school has been named after an infamous murderer believed to be one of the first gangsters in California – infuriating some parents and law enforcement officers.

The Alisal Union School District in Salinas agreed to name the new school in honor of Tiburcio Vasquez – who was eventually hanged for killing at least two people in the nineteenth century.

Superintendent John Ramirez defended the board’s decision telling Fox News that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

“Tiburcio Vasquez, along with others, was an individual who was a revolutionary,” Ramierz said. “He was not okay with the oppression.”

Vasquez “was probably the most notorious bandit California ever saw,” according to the University of Southern California library. He was 14-years-old when he committed his first crime – stabbing a constable.

In 1875 Vasquez was convicted of two murders and subsequently hanged. Other historical records indicate he may have killed as many as six people – including a law enforcement officer.

More @ Red Flag

1 comment:

  1. AMartinez no not that one!December 26, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    Welcome to the world of multi-culti bullshit. So glad my father left my mom, and I was raised by my Grandparents in Alabama as an American. Freedom fighter my ass.

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