The one thing that I find hard to believe in our society these days is the amount of violence shown to medical teams in hospital emergency rooms and also first

The one thing that I find hard to believe in our society these days is the amount of violence shown to medical teams in hospital emergency rooms and also first responders and paramedics who are trying to save lives in the field. It is endemic here in Australia too, not just the US. I grew up in South East Asia, where I and my friends were taught to pretty much revere the people in this line of work. I guess it is still that way in those countries too, highlighted by a recent video of the protests in Hong Kong where huge crowds of protesters would willingly make way for ambulances to get to casualties in the crowd. Is it something that we need to ingrain to our kids as they are growing up, so that they have more empathy? It astounds me that a paramedic friend of mine was recently kicked and punched by 2 "friends" of an unconscious person as she tried to save his life on the street. She says it is a really common thing nowadays. Where is your mindset at when you try to prevent someone from saving your friend's life?