respect for life is not respect for the individual.

trust must exist before respect is given. let me give you an example.

a cop pulls you over, you were not breaking any laws that you were aware of. the officer walks up and asks you if you know why you were pulled over. you tell him no and he proceeds to tell you that you were speeding.

you know this was a lie since you had speed control on.

did you respect the officer before or after he pulled you over?

did your level of respect change before or after he lied to you?

in my case, I never respected the officer. I understand that he's doing a job and will help however I can. However, after he lies to me I could never trust him, thus I could never respect him.

my point is, In order for respect to exist, trust must be present first. I don't trust strangers, even if they're in positions of public trust.

You are right though. Respect and trust correlate to each other and fortify each other. The more trust you have in someone, the more respect you have for them, the more respect you have for someone, the more trust you have in them.

I can still trust somebody, but I can still not respect them. that relationship cannot be flipped around.