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18. The don't be a dick mantra applies to everybody

Sat May 16, 2015, 11:50 PM

May 2015

I've seen some ludicrously slow funeral processions and one funeral blockade that blocked the main street for 7 hours. That is utterly incompetent and interferes with the rest of society.

Included in my mantra of how to not be a dick, is don't impede traffic for no good reason. Of course your mantra of how to not be a dick apparently doesn't include calling people lower than pond scum, so your mileage may vary.

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Family Outraged After Cop Pulls Over Entire Funeral Procession for Driving Too Slow [View all] Garion_55 May 2015 OP

This story is bereft of useful information.. sendero May 2015 #1

Seriously? Can't people slow down for a few minutes to show respect? mike_c May 2015 #4

Same here malaise May 2015 #5

100 cars? No. yeoman6987 May 2015 #7

OFFS! I've maybe been stopped by funeral processions like that Jackpine Radical May 2015 #52

Good for you. You are rare in that. yeoman6987 May 2015 #55

All lanes stop for funeral processions in my town. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #46

Thank you. Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #6

Have some compassion Caretha May 2015 #13

The don't be a dick mantra applies to everybody mythology May 2015 #18

Results... Major Nikon May 2015 #24

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Did you just use a sock puppet to insult me? Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #16

Wait, what?... TeeYiYi May 2015 #17

Lol! cwydro May 2015 #34

Interesting, this Luminous Animal / Caretha relationship. Nye Bevan May 2015 #45

Is this a thing? I thought having a second account was grounds for PPR...????? MADem May 2015 #47

Exact same wording. Jamastiene May 2015 #56

What's insane is that the procession had a cop with them specifically to manage traffic issues. backscatter712 May 2015 #29

I don't believe it was a cop that was escorting the procession SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #38

The article said a uniformed officer was escorting the procession. backscatter712 May 2015 #39

I've found nothing that said he was a police officer or wasn't a police officer SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #42

What possible information kcr May 2015 #35

Someone said ..... sendero May 2015 #41

Except that the policeman who was leading the procession is the one who set the speed. jwirr May 2015 #48

Simplistic answers and even more simplistic solutions LanternWaste May 2015 #53

"A uniformed officer was acting as an escort " rickford66 May 2015 #2

Their maximum speed. Igel May 2015 #8

Yeah I was going to say.... don't processions usually have police escorts? Initech May 2015 #37

When we buried my Grandmother, the procession was maybe two or so dozen cars. . . Journeyman May 2015 #3

why am i not surprised about the ethnicity of the family ? drray23 May 2015 #9

Everybody screwed up here tularetom May 2015 #10

Is there another way into Forest Lawn Cemetery? jwirr May 2015 #49

Unlike other states, California has no vehicle code exemptions for funeral processions. Xithras May 2015 #11

I don't care if they were going so slowly marym625 May 2015 #15

I live in SC and have seen that all my life. Are_grits_groceries May 2015 #19

Same here marym625 May 2015 #22

We do it in Missouri. xmas74 May 2015 #20

Yes, I saw that too. The bowed heads, the removal of hats, etc marym625 May 2015 #23

Same in TN. And the cops on motorcycles who would ride out ahead kcr May 2015 #36

I have seen that also. Awesome. jwirr May 2015 #50

... a Highway Patrol official said the motorcycle driver who was leading the procession struggle4progress May 2015 #21

I can't tell for certain from the story SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #25

Based on the story in the link below SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #26

This officer needs to find another job Gothmog May 2015 #27

Why? SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #30

On the freeway? SheilaT May 2015 #28

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #31

Plus, how often did you have 100 cars in the funeral procession? SheilaT May 2015 #43

That's rather a nasty thing to do. Autumn May 2015 #32

First funeral procession experience down South packman May 2015 #33

Sounds like what we had is a three alarm clusterfuck. backscatter712 May 2015 #40

Stopped for being deceased while black. morningfog May 2015 #44

LA freeways DO have a minimum speed MBS May 2015 #51

The way I see it mercuryblues May 2015 #54