Respect & Reputation by Charles Bronson

Author:Charles Bronson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: doors, doorman, fight, criminal, prision, bouncer, famous, bronson
ISBN: 9781907792045
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2010
Published: 2010-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

SHOWING DISRESPECT

By Paul Knight

Respect:

A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem.

The state of being regarded with honour or esteem.

Willingness to show consideration or appreciation.

Back in my day, when Greater London was all fields before there were loads of hospitals built that Thatcher’s government closed and eventually tore down to make way for … fields the word respect had meaning. You were brought up to respect your elders, the police and other people’s property, and you were well aware that almost anyone could clip you round the ear if you were out of line! Being an East End lad, respect ruled for those dark, shadowy characters that spent their time frequenting the boxing gyms, local boozers, West End clubs and, more often than not, the police cells. These were the dangerous men that your mother would want you to stay well away from but that your dad would be proud to see you grow up like. If there had been such a thing as reality TV back then, these guys would have stolen the show (quite literally). Just having their names connected to your establishment kept trouble to a minimum if there was any at all. These were the warriors of the streets, the minders of the clubs and pubs; these were doormen of reputation, and they were ‘old school’.

Today, ‘respect’ is just a throwaway word that no longer has any meaning. Kids seem to add it to the end of every sentence (along with such other favourites as ‘yeah’, ‘ya get me’ and the ever popular ‘right’), and the plastic gangsters, wannabes and hangerson seem to feel that it boosts their own existence if it said to them (usually in writing on such social networks as Facebook or MySpace, so everyone on their friends list can see it, click the ‘like’ button and comment with a series of parrotlike words). And the regard that was once shown to your elders, the police and other people’s property has vanished in the night, along with manners, accountability and that unhealthy fear of having your parents know what you have been up to. We have become an island (after all, we are no longer a nation or empire) of people that feel that it is right to demand respect rather than earn it. When you mix this attitude with a dash of alcohol, an intake of drugs and an easily obtainable weapon (like a knife or gun), what chance does the ‘new school’ doorman/woman of today’s society stand when their tied hands and regulated code of practice prevents them from ever achieving the same level of esteem that was once shown to their predecessors in the gladiatorial world of security?

Reputation and respect are the foundations of an effective door team in clubland, no matter in what part of the country. Each town has its own collection of venues that are guaranteed to generate their fair share of trouble, from bingedrinking revellers to confrontationseeking punters and drugdealing parasites. Nothing has really changed over the years other than the terminology and the selection of venues that are targeted.

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