+72 You can hate an authority figure as much as you want, but he/she still deserves your respect, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

as long as that person isn't disrespectful to you..

by Anonymous 14 years ago

What if they fart in your face while you're sleeping and then tell everyone at summer camp. That was the worst trip to a Dairy Queen I ever had!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Not if they're a dickhead they don't. If a person, however authoritive they may be, doesn't show you respect or even kindness, how can they expect to recieve respect in return?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

how could i respect someone when they dont respect me worth shit?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

depends on who the authority figure is

by Anonymous 12 years ago

...There have been a lot of authority figures in history that definitely did NOT deserve respect.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They need to show me respect first

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Nobody just deserves respect, they have to earn it first! So yeah, I agree with Sadie. Unless it's an impressive fart. Then that's respectable.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Sometimes you just have to kiss ass for a while until that person is out of your life. If he/she is an authority figure, then they have the power to punish, persecute, or fire you. Usually it's just in your best interest to lie low and, you know, not get fired.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, but that still doesn't mean they DESERVE your respect.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

ok, hitler did not deserve respect. Cops who tried to beat rodney king to death don't deserve respect. It's something you must earn and maintain by being a decent human being.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Damn, beat me to the punch xb

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i'll give respect to those who show it i dont give a poop if it's an ~*~authority figure~*~ or not

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If the authority figure is an immature idiot then they don't "deserve" anything but an authority figure is an authority figure so you should respect them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No one deserves my respect until they earn it. I'm not just gonna automatically respect someone because their name tag says they're important or they have a nice shiny badge.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Even though this posts says deserve, I think you should show all authority figures respect just because it is in your best interest. Disagree with their actions, beliefs or ideas all you want, but if they have authority over you and you don't show them respect, they'll make life hell. Sure there are people that don't deserve it, but it's would benefit you to give it anyways.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's sad that you have no backbone. Being compliant with the law is one thing, but just respecting people for the sake of saving your own ass is pathetic.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Martin Luther King, Obama, and other niggers who speak out of turn do NOT deserve my respect.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

As a child, didn't you ever have a daycare provider or a recess monitor or a lifeguard who was a total jerk-off? Did you respect them? Did they even DESERVE your respect? If you're working under a shitty boss at the local fast-food joint who likes to pretend he's important, does he deserve your respect? If the police officer who pulled you over starts making racial slurs, does he deserve your respect? And if the president is found to have been taking bribes, does he still deserve your respect? Respect is something you give to people with honor or integrity, people who have impressed you in some way. If you decide to respect your boss because managed to snag a promotion, fine. But don't respect him just because he's your boss.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Chances are if there is a reason I hate them, they don't deserve my respect. Example: My mom is my authority figure. She broke a lamp over my face because she thought I stole $40, then she thought I stole $25, she called the cops after she broke the lamp over my face, I went to a holding cell because she told them she thought I stole her gun (the cops didn't do anything about my bleeding face, they said "that's what parenting is" but I had to get searched for the gun I didn't have) then she discovered I didn't take any money at all, she had just miscounted. She never said sorry. I hate her and I hate the cops, and just because she's my mom and they're the cops doesn't mean they automatically deserve respect.

by Anonymous 12 years ago