Comments on: Stopping For Funerals Is Southern Tradition, But What Does The Law Say?

By: Beckey

Beckey — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 03:51:40 +0000

I cannot believe how disrespectful and selfish people are today. The people that raised me believed, not only do you get over on the side of the road, but my grandfather would get out of his truck, take off his hat and place it over his heart! To show RESPECT! What do you loose, 5 minutes on your commute? By acting like a decent human being and showing kindness to someone who just lost a loved one? Today, I was in a procession. We buried my granddaddy. Ours had a police escort, but you know some jerk still failed to yield and almost hit my 17 year old nephew head on? Guess he was just another one of you who “Hates” funeral processions! At the very least, please move over to the side of the road. Then you can go back to living your selfish, self absorbed lives and hopefully when you die, someone will show your family the same courtesy that you bestowed.

By: John

John — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:53:01 +0000

I hate having to stop for funerals. I am not sure who the person is who died, what kind of a person they were or if they were respectful to others themselves. I would hate to stop for a wife abuser, pedophile, or anyone who exploited others.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:23:06 +0000

Here we go I will be glad when General Morgan is out and the tradition of escort is reinstated for the public also I read a person from up north said we don’t do that the escort thing WE’LL IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WAY WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE MOVE BACK UP NORTH ASAP YOU WILL NOT BE MISSED PERIOD!!!!!!!!!

By: p

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:47:32 +0000

@ PJ It is quite obvious that you were raised by a different set of standards of respect than we in this area of the country were. I really don’t care how you did it up there. When in Rome do as the Romans do.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:27:18 +0000

Your right David Craig. Everything that happens in this county is not Morgans fault. But this decision was purely political. The streets are a mess and the S.O. is losing Deputies because the pay sucks. Again, he has a traffic unit that was escorting funerals. He still has a traffic unit that is out running radar and writing tickets. So its not a manpower issue in traffic. It was a punch in the face to the BOCC. Not the kind of Sheriff we need in this county.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:25:29 +0000

What is the fine for impeding traffic? I stopped before in my lane on Navy Blvd because cars in front of me waited for a funeral procession to make its way to the base. Not much chance to get off the road at this location. Maybe it’s time to give up this Southern tradition altogether – like other customs deemed outdated. Why do people blame Morgan for everything? Same reason they blame Trump for all problems our country has – they have a personal vendetta against the man. Makes absolutely no sense, but we have to listen to their rambling because reasoning is not their strong point.

By: David

David — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:22:22 +0000

That did not impede traffic…the driver rear ending car 1 could have gone around..but driver in car 2 did not see car 1. How can you impede what you did not see. I really dislike this Morgan thing being dragged in this. There would be those who feel everything bad that happens..is Morgan’s fault. I don’t like the diversion if the topic from tragedy to blame

By: Mike Otte

Mike Otte — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:47:29 +0000

@ PJ:

To your comment “in contrast, up north a cruiser with lights on is required at every highway work site, which I also see as a total waste of resources”, just so you know, we as taxpayers do not pay for this type of service; those Officer’s are being paid for by whatever company is using them. They are used to protect the men and woman who are working on the roads/highways, so as to slow down traffic and keep them safe, as well as enforce the laws they are sworn to protect. And even though the state/county/city for which they serve is not paying them for this service, they can and will uphold the law and do their normal duties as if they were on state/county/city payroll. Learn before you speak.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:31:37 +0000

I lived in New England for over 30 years. Never once saw a police escort for a funeral, there was a typically big black hearse, one or more large limo’s carrying he family and the rest following with headlights on.

The whole procession traveled slower than the regular speed limit and you really did not need flashing blue lights to tell you what was going on. Opposing traffic did not stop but did yield to the procession at intersections. In later years all the cars would carry a little flag which helped denote the last car in the group when daylight headlights became more common. Never once heard of a issue or an accident. When I moved here I did not understand why 2 police (front and rear) needed to be pulled from their duty to escort. (in contrast, up north a cruiser with lights on is required at every highway work site, which I also see as a total waste of resources).

It is a bit ironic all the comments I see about paying respect, when I regularly see almost no respect for ambulances traveling with full lights and sirens on. No one seems to be able to pull to the side to let them pass, even on a 2 lane road!

If you REALLY want to pay respect for the deceased, get in line, go to the burial and pay your respects

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:26:58 +0000

You voters of Escambia County get what you deserve. Sheriff Morgan is an arrogant pretentious man, who is Not an actual police officer, and Never has been. He will be seeking the office of Mayor of Pensacola and he will leave the Sheriff’s position, in the very near future. He will then ask Gov Scott to appoint Chip Simmons to fulfill the remaining term. Chip is well qualified for the job, but, currently, he is not allowed to make any decisions, or policy changes. Those are only done by the Lone Ranger.
We can only hope that the citizens of the City of Pensacola are smarter than the citizens of Escambia County, when it comes election time. Geez people!