How to deal with people who call us Village idiots City fool and town clown How do you deal with comments like that from people on the street as well as your family and friends who see or hear about you

I just laugh off negative comments. They happen :/

What about when it happens on the internet?

I be an adult, or turn off my computer.

The things discussed on the training boards should be targeted towards making us better protected, better able to help and protect others, and make us effective in the worst of circumstances. In my opinion, it has a long way to go in being a truly excellent library of such resources.

The last thing it needs is us talking about how our feelings got hurt.

1.The lives/safety of others
2. The lives/safety of ourselves
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10000. Not being offended on the internet

but just because you turn it off doesnt mean that the next person who sees it will and if its a person who for any reason hates your guts You can just imagine the hell breaking loose

I really don't have anything more to say. This is silly. No more need for me to post.

Nemesis, we're not talking about the internet. We're talking about real life.

Polarman, to answer your question, just ignore it. I developed a tough skin quickly, just gotta not let it bother you.

Of Course

Just to emphasize my earlier post and get this back on track, I just remembered an example of what I was saying.

Once while on patrol I had a guy yell "HEY, WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOIN'?!" as he drove by like I was doing something wrong.

My response? I cracked up and kept walking.

Oh and this issue goes a lot deeper than you might think. Internet bullying is a huge pandemic these days which has reslted in teen and gay suicides all over the country. Its an important and relevant issue.

Actually Im talking about both the internet and the streets

A rumor that calls you an I dont know "Stupid Retard" on the net Yes you can choose to ignor that comment but when someone else finds out about it and starts talking about it or worse You didnt even know it was on the internet until it gets mentioned to you Hopefully by a friend who supports you in what you are doing

Yeah it can be hard to handle stuff like that.

I patrol in "street" clothes. Concealable armor. Hit the streets. Never been called a village idiots city fool...

...and your advice was the same as mine, so I'm not sure what we're getting hot and bothered about.

How much advice can there really be on this topic, anyway? Just do what I do when people ask me if I'm some kind of astronaut or something... dropkick to the face, drunken monkey hammer fist to the nuts, followed by seventeen faceplants.

Really... all you can do is brush it off, whether you respond with sincerity, a joke, whatever... it's all pretty much the same thing.

While I am known for turning the insults like Kaiju's guy saying "What the ---- are you doing?' into a joke I dont find any type of bullying whether it be on the street or the internet very funny at all

When it's directed at you it's different than when it's directed at someone else. If it's directed at you, laughing it off is usually a good idea (or at least ignoring it, in some cases). If it's directed at someone else, tell them off.

How about when its your own family calling you names like that?

Polarman, if it's not worth fighting with them there's not some particular one thing you can do. Don't sweat it. Work on your relationship with your family as people... let them know it hurts your feelings, etc. Stuff like that.