Why are the youth of today so anti-police?

Answer 1

I'm not one to blame the parents easily, BUT one thing I have noticed in many, many years of teaching. Young people do tend to reflect the attitudes of their parents in matters regarding authority.
And that works in several ways. For example, if the parents were rebels without causes, more so nowadays since my generation (60's and 70's) are now middle aged and grandparenting, then that attitude will filter down to the kids.
Also, in a home where there is unrelenting domestic violence, a child learns that authority can't be trusted and/or that those who are supposed to help can't be trusted.
Those are just two possible reasons off the top of my head.
Children whose behavior was not somehow checked and effectively dealt with earlier in life, often become the authority-bucking youth we see now.
Of course, that's definitely not always the case. My brother and I were born in the early 60's, a year apart. We moved a lot and had the same shyness issues. When we got to high school, I fell in with the wallflowers and he fell in with the druggies. My parents, who from the 40's and 50's generation, were loving, but aloof and probably not prepared for the onslaught of teen angst plus 70's peer pressure. My brother did some serious crime, jailtime, etc. His was to evade the police as a teen. Now, an adult, (still a jerk in my opinion) he's a doctor and counts several police officers among his friends.
That to say that there are ALL KINDS of reasons why a teen might be so anti-police. I mentioned a couple of possible reasons I've observed.
I'd say the primary reason anyone would be so incredibly anti-police is the obvious reason: They are in trouble with the law so much.
The good news: Not all youth are anti-police. And, some who are, can still change.
My 2 cents.

Answer 2

Not sure if I count as youth but;

I was brought up to respect everyone, especially the police, other emergency services, and teacher. Having been broken into twice this month alone, not to mention assaulted, threatened and had my property damaged, I am starting to become anti-police. At least I would if they ever came out. I have a collection of crime numbers if someone would like them. They issue them via the phone.

Answer 3

The youth of today? Its an ongoing thing thats been a fashion if you will since the 1950s.

Remember "Rebel Without a Cause", "The Wild One " or hell, even "Easy Rider"?

Its a fashion, the whole teen angst thing. Each generation seems to be more rebellious than the previous. Its really the same. When, or if you have kids, teach them to NOT be anti police.

Answer 4

because the police are so anti-youth.. young people today see through things that our parents don't agree with and have new ways of doing things. so they get in more confrontations. im not talking about violence but they are other things young people do that are illegal but the young people disagree because of certain other legal things...so they keep doing what they're doing , getting into trouble with the police. and the police are assholes and always assume youth are doing something wrong when they are minding their own business. in a town i usually visit every weekend, young people there cannot gather on their porch, park their cars beside one another, or walk down the street without being harassed by pigs..most of young people arn't harming others in some crazy act of violence, if they are doing anything it is between themselves so police have to harass them to see if they are on drugs or have drugs...so of course the youth of today are going to have a problem. most older people have different ideas on what is right and what is wrong also, and tend to condition everyones minds of that ..so f u c k police. oh and f u c k bush you republican asshole. you can have morals without going to church and being a ******* republican. im glad people appear to seem more immoral, that just means we're getting more open-minded ... a revolution happens when what is thought to be right is actually wrong.. and few believe what is right, but most people think it is wrong for whatever reason: church, advertisement, government...)so they listen to whatever they are told the mindless f*u*c*k*s... and then the minority becomes the majority and the world changes...

Answer 5

After reading so many of these answers, it would seem that the youth of today, 1) Have no respect for authority of any type, 2) Are unwilling to accept the consequences of their own choices and activities and would rather place blame on those who dispense those consequences. Young folks have adopted the idea that the world is their own personal playground and to hell with rules and responsibility. Besides, they know that if they do something wrong, peace and fairness loving mommy and daddy will come to the rescue of their little angel, even though these same kids metephorically spit on them too by acting a fool to begin with.

Answer 6

Because they have seen cases of police brutality or other injustice all their lives. They need to realize that those are only a small sample, and that police are good. Sometime the police react when they are forced with anti-police people. You get what you deserve some times.

Answer 7

Because they profile against youth. And they use the ignorance of youth against us. I got in trouble because the driver of the car was dumb enough to say "yes" when the police asked if they could search his car, when it was perfectly within his rights to say no. Had he known this, and had the balls to say no, i wouldn't have gotten an MIP for having HIS liquor in MY bookbag. Oh, and did i mention that since then the same cops have pulled me over three times since? Talk about profiling. Cops are helpful at times, but when it's a quiet city, like mine, they just want to get someone in trouble, and kids are "easy targets"

Answer 8

It seems to be the way it's going...disrespectful...any form of authority is there to be laughed at...Just a you can't tell me anything attitude. You will probably find the same kids have little respect for their parents or elder family members. Breakdown of family values and morals. A society where what you have is of more value than who you are and a society where it's seen to be a good and helpful member of your neighbourhood makes you a goody goody or weak. I'm not sure if you can lay blame at any one doorstep. I think also the justice system leaves a lot to be desired. There seems to be no set form of punishment, hence no deterrent. I'll just dismount the soap box now.

Answer 9

The kids have it right. I think a more appropriate question is: Why do so many adults support the police when the police couldn't give a **** about them? (Unless of course they are caught doing 65 in a 60 area)

Answer 10

because we are now in apolice state and you cant even fart with out getting a ticket for anti social behavour untill we all dress the same and do as the goverment want we are all going to have problems with the police all so how are you going to stop a cow from farting all that toxic gas going in to the air you cant give a cow a ticket well you can but it will fart in your face then it will get done for comon assault see we will never win by the way i hate the police as you can see