Funeral procession .
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 5,105
Likes: 16
From: Blaine, WA
Not to agree or disagree but according to the VA law they should have "hired" an escort - VA grants a general right of way to funeral processions but does not specifically allow right of way at intersection against signals - for this they would have needed a police escort for a fee.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 496
Likes: 1
From: 'neath a cactus
Not to agree or disagree but according to the VA law they should have "hired" an escort - VA grants a general right of way to funeral processions but does not specifically allow right of way at intersection against signals - for this they would have needed a police escort for a fee.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 496
Likes: 1
From: 'neath a cactus
According to this news article they had a police escort... what's being reported is that the funeral procession left the mortuary early. Too early, I guess, for PD to set up road blocks at the applicable intersections.
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.a...=1118723503001
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.a...=1118723503001
Cruiser
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 155
Likes: 0
With respect, that does "not" give PD the right to act like horses azzes during a funeral procession. If riders were illegally blocking intersections, PD should have stopped those riders and handled the situation discretely and professionally... but to stop the hearse and the entire procession? That's just plain disrespectful!
Cruiser
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 170
Likes: 3
From: Central Mi
I am normally the last one to suggest suing someone, but a nice punitive damages settlement would make sure the correct persons responsible for this were dealt with! Talk to an attorney, if they pulled over 250 of any other minority, the officers would be up on charges, and it would be nationwide front page news.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 9,335
Likes: 13
From: MA
I totally understand the police having an issue with the group blocking intersections for 250 bikes, that is dangerous. BUT....since they had hired the police escort and the ride went ahead a little early, why didn't the cops just catch up and let everyone know they were there? Pulling the procession over and starting a confrontation is stupid enough, but threatening to TASER A GUY??!! WTF?! That guy should be investigated.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Times Harley-Davidson Chucked Tradition Out the Window
Verdad Gallardo
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 231
Likes: 1
From: Milan, MO.
Sometimes I have to wonder. I think of the kids that were stopped from selling lemonade because they didn't have a "permit" and it was a cop that confronted them. Then there were the cops that confiscated guns illegally from citizens during huricane Katrina. I've been involved with many funerals and escorts with the Patriot Guard and the police have been wonderful and very supportive. It's always the 1% that make the problems. And I was a corrections officer and and MP for over 23 years. I would have made the corrections or advice after the funeral not during it.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,605
Likes: 3
From: Adirondack Mountains
I am normally the last one to suggest suing someone, but a nice punitive damages settlement would make sure the correct persons responsible for this were dealt with! Talk to an attorney, if they pulled over 250 of any other minority, the officers would be up on charges, and it would be nationwide front page news.
Unfortunately a civil suit is the only practical way for whole story to be legally addressed.