It depends on what you mean by 'respect'.
CIVILITY should be given freely to everyone, except for in extenuating circumstances (e. g., if someone is assaulting or threatening you/someone you care about, then by all means, drop the courtesy).
Otherwise, you should be courteous to everyone. It reflects poorly on YOU if you forgo your manners simply because someone else is being impolite. This doesn't mean you have to be nice to them regardless of what they do; it means that you handle their disrespect with grace and poise of your own.
And needless to say, you should--if you consider yourself a law-abiding individual--always respect people's rights and boundaries.
Now, holding someone in a high, esteemed regard; taking into consideration their opinions and values, looking up to them as an example... that's something that needs to be earned.
s Respect should be given out for everyone unless they do something to give you a reason not to respect them.
It depends on what you class as respect though for me, i mean i respect people in sense i treat everyone decent unless a reason otherwise.. but i don't look up to people or anything unless they've earned it.
You should treat everyone with respect until they give you a reason not to.
Not doing so just makes strangers loathe your presence and really just makes you a jerk.
Admiring or revering them is a different story.
You should respect humans unless the earn below human status. Plus there's different levels of respect. Like @ work, you're new I respect you but to a point then you have to earn more respect. Plus I respect people as much as they respect me. Yet I always keep it at a level that respect myself.
Respect means a range of things.
There is such a thing as basic human respect which is recognizing that everyone is deserving of some level of dignity.
Then there is earned respect above that which is more like an appreciation or admiration.
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If you talk about respect as in respect by people genuinely, then yes it has to be earned.
If you talk about your own responsibility, then you should be respecting people anyway because they don't reflect your character, you do.
I'm more than a bit closed towards people in general, however I do extend civility towards them and give them a chance to prove themselves, however once gained, if respect is then lost, it's a hard road to regain it.
Basic human decency is okay to be expected, but full-blown respect is earned.
I'm with B. Everyone should be treated respectfully as they're a living being, but if someone won't respect me or forfeit his advantages of being a human being, they won't get any from me.
Treat and trust everyone the same unless they give you reason not to. Then their respect has to be earned.
I think there are different kinds of respect.
There's basic respect that you give people because they're human.
Then, there's the honor you give to someone you admire.
It should be natrual to respect any living being unless they give you a definitive reason not to respect them.
Respect must be earned, but so must disrespect. Too many people feel like they're owed respect they haven't earned, and everyone dishes out undeserved disrespect.
I feel like basic respect should always be given unless there’s reason not to be respectful towards them.
A degree of respect should be given, unless reason for not respecting is given. But a greater degree of respect has to be earned.
Respect can only be earned. What can be given out though is civility.
There's a level of politeness., but that is action. Respect is a mental quality that is unconciously attributed to someone; you can't give it out freely because you can't conciously control it.
Respect is earned. Basic courtesy is not. The world gives you nothing just because your whiney ass decided to show up one day. You, the individual, needs to earn that respect.
Respect should be earned. But you should give everyone equal respect if you meet them for the first time.
A base level of respect should always be given. Higher levels of respect can be earned.
Respect should be earned. The first impression you give is the point of view you'll be looked at.
There's always a baseline amount of "respect" that should be given.
But I don't consider that respect.. more like civility.
Everyone should get an equal amount of respect until they have proven to be not worth the respect
Respect for a person is due.
Respect for an opinion has to be earned.
you earn your respect with your actions and behavior. if you give respect to someone freely they will use it and abuse it.
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