This isn’t the 1950’s anymore.
Some cops do their jobs reasonably. But too many see ALL “civilians” as a potential criminals/threats and treat them as such. If cops must be treated with respect, then so too, must citizens. It’s a two-way street and if cops want us peons to bow down to their authority, kiss their boots and say, “Yes sir, whatever you say sir,” then should citizens should be treated accordingly.
I once read in Shotgun News Magazine that anti-gun laws “Were to keep the n*88ers in their place. Well we’re all n*88ers now.”
The same applies to the police.
” It’s a two-way street and if cops want us peons to bow down to their authority, kiss their boots and say, “Yes sir, whatever you say sir,” then should citizens should be treated accordingly.”
That is not what ‘respect’ means.
OTOH, cursing and fighting a cop is not going to lead to a good ending ...