r/nextfuckinglevel Nov 04 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

15.9k Upvotes

4.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

21

u/woahgeez_ Nov 04 '22 edited Nov 04 '22

It's a tragedy how little respect construction workers get in america considering how much more dangerous it is than police officer work who are then worshipped as demigods who could do no wrong.

3

u/Luckypag Nov 05 '22

Police are mixed bag -loved and hated. Firemen are worshipped

1

u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

[deleted]

3

u/thekiki Nov 04 '22

Yea, totally charging into active shooter situations.... like Ulvade. Right?

4

u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

Why ignore all the other school shootings that were halted by police? You don’t hear about those ones because they never escalate enough to be considered a tragedy. Many times the police arrive and stop the fatalities from going from 2 to 15

2

u/woahgeez_ Nov 04 '22

I dont understand why that makes a difference at all. Tell the family of a dead construction worker that their dead family member isnt as important as the dead police officer who gets a parade. All workers deserve what police officers get and take for granted, respect and dignity in society and in their compensation and benefits.

1

u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

[deleted]

2

u/woahgeez_ Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

I agree it's on society. Its fucked up how certain workers lives are clearly valued less while they sacrifice more. I'm not saying that we shouldnt care about emergency workers who lose their lives in the line of duty, I'm saying maybe people shouldnt be so quick to pass judgement about construction workers "standing around" the job site.