I would simply argue: general entitlement. There is no respect anymore for anything else than yourself (and in some cases not even that). Violence reacting to a denial (e.g. step back, do not watch, do not make photos) is just a extreme case.

You can see that in anti-vaccers, Karens, lack-of-volunteering, lack-of-club-memberships, SUV-driving (I sit higher than you so I survive), looting, demolitioning, etc. You could further enumerate this.

ps: Please do not see this political, this behavior is visible in the whole spectrum of people.

I am having a hard time believing it is just simple entitlement - most people who are anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers, verbally abuse waiters, cashiers etc tend to be bullies. They tend to just pick people who usually can't fight back and run away when their victims do fight back. I doubt they'd have the balls to pick a fight with firefighters.

It would take a special kind of arsehole to set fire, call 911/999, wait for them to come, then physically attack the firefighters. There is something else going on here.

When you have a nice legal insurance a hit back from a firefighter is not a problem.

It’s mostly immigrants who grew up in Europe with the idea that the state is the enemy. Firefighters and paramedics are an extension of the state so they are targets. Often they set a trash can or something on fire to lure firemen then proceed to encircle them from all sides. Throwing rocks and other stuff.

I haven't heard about that. Source? I've heard stories about paramedics being bothered by gazers.

Some random google results: https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2015/06/24/duingt-un...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta5a02MzWjE

https://sioenapparel.com/en/references/bullet-proof-vests-fo... They don't wear bulletproof vests as protection against old people.

> Firefighters? These people literally save our lives while putting themselves in danger.

It is the same in Belgium. In Brussels a few months ago there have been several incidents where gang of young people would purposely set something on fire (including a nursery: thankfully they did it at night when nobody was around) then they attack the firefighters once they arrive.

The targets were a nursery, random people's cars and firefighters.

That's bullshit.

I've often been harassed during my service as a firefighter. It's never been by immigrants or else, but by "the elders of the village" and people alike who could not accept that a road was blocked or we did not want them to run around the place where we were currently working.

Sorry, but it's equally bullshit to deny that this is happing just because you never experienced it.

Multiple times a year Danish and Swedish media report that paramedics and firefighters are attacked by immigrants or descendents of immigrants in certain areas.

It's not because they are immigrants, Muslims or have brown skins. Something else is going on, but no one cares to find out what that might be, because it might cost money to fix the issue. Blaming peoples origin or beliefs is much easier than fixing a real problem and heaven forbid you where to do something that made the life of immigrants better, people might not vote for you again.

You're right, sorry.

please enlighten us, i certainly don’t know..

Some people in Poland, one of the whitest and mono-ethnic countries out there in Europe are quite racist/xenophobic.