An attempt was made years ago to put a public housing development in Far North Dallas. (This is the much nicer, wealthier section of Dallas.) This social engineering stunt by Judge Barefoot Sanders was repeatedly struck down in ruling after ruling. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals finally b*tch slapped him over his constant rulings to keep this failed project afloat. Development never happened.
Back to the topic at hand, respect is a two-way street. To receive respect, one must first show respect. Regardless of what someone thinks about police officers in general, when one tells you to do something...DO IT! How freaking hard is that to understand? Do not give ANY police officer a reason, valid or not, to rough you up. Follow instructions given, don’t mouth off (especially do not use foul language), and behave like a civilized member of society. Is that really such a difficult task? For some, I suppose it is.
Some people resent having to bow down to a cop just because he has a badge. If a cop treats me with respect, he’ll get my respect in return. Like you said, to receive respect, one must FIRST show respect. A badge does not automatically entitle someone to respect. Bad cops prove that all the time. Like the NY Detective/biker who was just found guilty for beating up on the people in the van.
Way too many cops like to push people around. Some cops are decent people. Some are on power trips. When the cameras are rolling the smart ones act like humans. They should act that way 24/7 without a camera. I’ve seen dash cam video of some guy cursing a cop out and the cop stood there and took it. By law there was nothing he could have legally done. It’s called free speech. And since the dash cam was rolling the cop followed the constitution.
As for this teenage girl? She was interfering. The cop wanted nothing to do with her and he repeatedly told her to go home. As far as I’m concerned, she asked for it and I can’t blame the cop. He was surrounded by animals. With that said, apparently he’s been in trouble before. That shouldn’t have anything to do with this incident but it does give the chief some ammunition. The reason I say it shouldn’t have anything to do with this particular incident is if he was that bad of a cop he should have been fired long ago.
The land near my area has already been purchased by the feds for use as section 8 apartment buildings. It’s a ways from my house but they’re getting closer.