AIBU?
Is anyone else sick of anti police/some of the younger generation in general?
fizzypop19 · 25/03/2021 17:13
I'm 29 so in no means "old" but I don't know what's happened the past couple of years.
I was bought up to respect police, not break the law. Obviously I have, underage drinking etc yet I've never been in trouble with police. Twitter is full of 17-20 year olds slagging off the police for breaking up protests etc hello we are in a pandemic and I'd really like to be out of lockdown soon?
Was also bought up to not judge anyone by their skin colour, religion, sexual orientation etc I have friends who are gay, black, white, Muslim, Jewish yet none of them understand this whole she/her announce your pronouns stuff, we all just respect each others preferences/views/religions/self identification.
Is anyone else feeling sick of this or am I alone???
AnneLovesGilbert · 25/03/2021 17:23
Blind respect is a huge mistake. And if you’ve never been on the wrong side of police discrimination, racism, misogyny you won’t empathise with those who have.
Do you assume everyone should think the same way you do?
Wtf have pronouns got to do with public sentiment towards the police?
Notanotherhun · 25/03/2021 17:24
I agree. I'm 34 and I honestly am a bit bored of the constant culture spats. It's basically a twitterstorm which is spilling into real life. Like you, was taught to respect police so I have absolutely no time for people who 'rage against the machine' and cause mayhem. The pronouns thing is annoying as well, who cares? Why do we have to care? We're people, this labelling has gone so far.
Tinydinosaur · 25/03/2021 17:25
I'm glad the whole "respect and obey they police" thing is wearing off. They aren't perfect or superior and often on a massive power high and behave quite thuggish. Not all of them, but I don't believe they should be respected just because of their uniform. Haven't we literally just had one prove the issue with blindly trusting, respecting and obeying the police?
The police should be held to a higher standard than us.
Beseigedbykillersquirrels · 25/03/2021 17:26
Just because you were brought up to respect the police it doesn't mean that they deserved it or that it can't be challenged. I respect the law but I don't respect the police.
Unquestioningly respecting a body or authority is how rapist and baby stealing priests got away with it for so long. It's actually extremely dangerous. The police need to be accountable just like anybody else.
knittingaddict · 25/03/2021 17:28
I respected the police until a few years ago when one was an absolute, vile arse to me just because he felt like it. I honestly think he took one look at my car and assumed teenage lad, instead of the middle class, middle aged woman I am.
On the whole I think many on the police force do a good job, but I would be very wary about whether they were one of the good guys or a rotten bad apple.
Theluggage15 · 25/03/2021 17:30
My children are early twenties, they used to not really think much at all about the police, but had a vague sort of respect as saw them as ‘authority’. After the last year or so, neither of them trust or respect them and that’s the fault of the police.
Notanotherhun · 25/03/2021 17:30
@AlexaShutUp
And what do any of those have to do with the police?
I think it's a general weariness at the direction in which younger generations are changing things. Culture clash etc.
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