Rubbernecking and Rudeness

Walking through downtown to get to my bus today, I ran smack into a crowd awaiting the passing of the Joseph Paterno’s funeral procession.  They lined the entire major intersection five deep, covering the crosswalks, the bus zones, and an entire lane of traffic.  There was barely space for a vehicle to make it past the crowd – and several buses had difficulty pulling out and away.  Not that it was possible to reach those buses, due to the people blocking both sides.

I actually missed my bus because of the trouble pushing through the people standing within the intersection.

Now, if they had been overcome with grief, I would understand the discourtesy.  But there seemed to be more of a desire to gawk, and perhaps to be able to tell friends afterwards that they saw the procession.

I can’t think Paterno would have approved.

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