SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into
school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun,
goes to his car, and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled
off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after
school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake
hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, and Johnny and
Mark arrested, charged with assault, and expelled, even
though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other
students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
the Principal. He returns to class, sits still, and does
not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin, becomes a
zombie, is tested for ADD. School gets extra money from
state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and
his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal,
goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is
removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist
tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused
herself, and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has
affair with psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to
school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug
violations, and his car is searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, p***** English, and
goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper
articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English
as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class
action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's
English teacher. English is banned from curriculum. Pedro
is given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a
living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th
of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and
blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, and FBI are called.
Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates
his parents, his siblings are removed from home, their
computers are confiscated, and Johnny's Dad goes on a terror
watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and
scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary.
Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on
playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a ***ual predator and
loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny
undergoes 5 years of therapy.
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