Was actually my first thought, which confused me, as I thought it was exclusive to american blacks. Looks like the problem goes further than I thought.

My present theory is that most people that demand respect (or habitually complain about disrespect) actually mean "obedience". The samples I've examined all seemed to think respect is born out of fear. This headline exhibits the same, as it aims to make people afraid of minding their own business by promoting harassment.