Screw the parade! This guy's driving right through it!

A 77-year-old man who was angry that his street was blocked off for a parade drove through a barricade, then hit a police officer with his car. Prosecutors say he has temper issues -- or perhaps, is in a hurry to go through his bucket list. (WMUR.com)

Comments

[outofsalt]

I've found that as I get older, it's been harder to retain my patience. I can only imagine how rough it will be once I hit the lucky double-7.

And forget the bucket list, sometimes you just have to visit the other bucket, the one that flushes.

[MONKEY JERK]

I AGREE...SCREW THE PARADE

[thomas]

I'll never understand what drives some communities to have parades for so many occasions.

The exception is *Do-Da* parades, complete with precision shopping cart routines and briefcase wielding yuppies imitating drill teams.
NO CLOWNS!!!

[jojo]

In his defense, it does seem that, especially in small towns, everything is an occasion for a parade. Also, they always follow the same route, meaning that you constantly have to deal with these interuptions in the same place. I don't advocate what this man did, he could have hurt a lot of people, but I can understand his frustration. Most of the time around here, I don't even know what the parades are for or when they will be. Usually right at 5:30 when everyone is trying to get home.

[Phranqlin]

I'm getting less patient as I get older, too. Must have used it all up when my kids were little.

My grandmother was extremely impatient, especially at restaurants. She didn't have much time left and did not want to spend it all waiting for her food to arrive!

[Torgo]

I don't have to read this story, I lived it. I remember by Mother at Hopkins' Raspberry Days.

[buddy]

my town has a christmas parade. some ppl get pissed that it is called a *holiday* parade now. apparently they they think that other ppls tax money should go toward supporting their own religious beliefs and nobody else's.

i actually dont have a problem with the parade b/c it brings in more revenue for the city than it pays. plus it is only once a year.

[Johnjohn]

OMG! If this were a brown skinned person, there would be no bail, there would be charges of assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon (the car) and the person would have received a damn good "whupping" as well. This old fart needs some jail time! Age is no excuse for being an ass. If it were, my life would be much easier, I could just be an ass all day long and never worry about the ramifications.

[buddy]

johnjohn, come to reality. if it were a brown skinned person then the media would be defending him.

[bugga_boo]

I'm not a fan of parades, eiher, and unexpectedly stumbling into one.. I'm the type of person more inclined to be pissed off rather than pleasantly suprised.

Being from a larger city, we have maybe 4-5 parades a year and most are announced way ahead of time.

Still, ramming a cop car is a bit much.

Also, I call it the "Chistmas Parade" and I still say "Merry Christmas" regardless - screw being politically correct - and I'm under 30.

[Lambiepie]

10 minutes people, only 10 minutes and he could have avoided all of this
it's not like it was the NY thanksgiving parade

[Phranqlin]

Can we at least wait for the Friday after Thanksgiving to fire salvos in the War Upon Christimas(tm)?

Of course, it's open season in the War Upon Christmas Parades(tm).

[RockyMtnMac]

Thanks, Phranqlin.
:)

[jj2]

I'm becoming more and more interested in the "I'm old" defense as a general absolution of all sins and offenses.
When the boomers are all over 65 will we still continue to allow any outrageous behavior to be excused on that basis? I hope not, even though I'm in that category. If we're saying that all mental differences or hormonal changes are a viable defense, then why not allow 50.3 percent of the population to do anything they want on the justification that they're women? Somehow, I don't think that would fly, either.
People with poor impulse control are immature, no matter their age or sex. In a society that respects justice everyone should be subject to the same standards, the exception being children and the mentally ill.
In other words, the old fart needs to be punished harshly.

[Sheila]

At least he didn't have a ninja sword with him, or unzip his pants to show someone his driver.

[David]

I did a little research. This parade happens every year during the "Old Home Day" festivities. This year was the 250th anniversary, so it's gotten a lot of media attention.

So there was no way he didn't know the route of the parade, the day of the parade, or the time of the parade. He needs to be in jail.

[Sheila]

Or in The Home.

[awesome auger]

perhaps he needs a claw hammer inserted up inside his dry rectum. that certainly would straighten out his anger issues.

[Charles Brobst]

Vehicular assault upon an officer: Retire this loser to the state pen for ten to twenty, let him learn patience or die.

[RockyMtnMac]

Did any of you ever consider maybe they were on his lawn?

[sometimesilie]

You guys can't say Christmas on here, this is a public site!

[rickg]

Hey, I think I've seen this guy before.... yep, that's him. I've seen him screaming at a couple of town hall meetings and I think he 's a major league teabagger.
Well, I could be mistaken - all those dolts look alike -old, angry white farts - just like him (except for the old white ladies sobbing about "wanting their country back").

[Farmer Bob and the City]

Sterilization won't do no harm.

[ThePresidentOfTwelvepackistan]

"When the boomers are all over 65 will we still continue to allow any outrageous behavior to be excused on that basis?"

Given the voting rates of seniors, it wouldn't surprise me.

[twerp]

He just wanted to be a part of the festivities and the cop got in the way so he did what any other person would do.