I was just driving home from shopping and couldn't help but notice so many road side memorials. I couldn't believe how elaborate some of them are.
This one which stands out in my head, on a public corner, actually had a small fence squaring it off, which loaded with flowers, cards and candles. Very sad, It's been there for years It was really quite distracting.
Another regular memorial around here is one that touches my heart each time I see it. The family must have lost a teen age boy because they have his HS football jersey hanging off the tree which he apparently hit and was killed by. Of course there are always tons of love messages, flowers, ornaments and cards and it's mostly on the road because there is no side walk in this spot. Again extremely distracting especially if your trying to read the name and see all the objects left there.
I must have counted 7 just on my short trip.
I can't even begin to understand the grief felt by the families,how sad for them to have to pass the place their loved one was killed, and not wanting to forget the exact spot must be simply torture for them.
I was talking to friends at work about these memorials, and some people don't approve at all and think the families have some nerve, lol and some don't care one way or the other. As for me, they don't bother me at all,other than sadden me. I do understand how they can be a cause of concern though since they are a distraction and think it's better not to put up road side memorials at all.
I've never heard anyone complain about them, never read anything in the paper or heard any negative news about them at all. It's almost like no one wants to be the first one to say anything, or report them and the authorities aren't getting involved as long as no body complains.
What do think about them, and if you don't approve of them how do you think we should force the people who put them up to take them down. Or what should we do about it.
This one which stands out in my head, on a public corner, actually had a small fence squaring it off, which loaded with flowers, cards and candles. Very sad, It's been there for years It was really quite distracting.
Another regular memorial around here is one that touches my heart each time I see it. The family must have lost a teen age boy because they have his HS football jersey hanging off the tree which he apparently hit and was killed by. Of course there are always tons of love messages, flowers, ornaments and cards and it's mostly on the road because there is no side walk in this spot. Again extremely distracting especially if your trying to read the name and see all the objects left there.
I must have counted 7 just on my short trip.
I can't even begin to understand the grief felt by the families,how sad for them to have to pass the place their loved one was killed, and not wanting to forget the exact spot must be simply torture for them.
I was talking to friends at work about these memorials, and some people don't approve at all and think the families have some nerve, lol and some don't care one way or the other. As for me, they don't bother me at all,other than sadden me. I do understand how they can be a cause of concern though since they are a distraction and think it's better not to put up road side memorials at all.
I've never heard anyone complain about them, never read anything in the paper or heard any negative news about them at all. It's almost like no one wants to be the first one to say anything, or report them and the authorities aren't getting involved as long as no body complains.
What do think about them, and if you don't approve of them how do you think we should force the people who put them up to take them down. Or what should we do about it.