I freely admit I didn't always like Jedi. (The irony, I know, I know.) It was cause I was scared, I knew they always had the one-up on anyone else in an encounter. There was a lot of misunderstandings out there about Jedi and what they would or wouldn't do. But I never hated them, never tried to hunt them down or persecute them or gang up on them. I just stayed out of their way, and once I got to know some during the war, I had to admit they weren't so bad after all.
But these kids weren't like that. They seemed to really hate this girl. It was horrible.
I don't think that's the way people always saw Jedi, but I'd have to ask Master Qui-Gon more about that. I think they -- we were respected once, almost revered. History goes in cycles, I guess.