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 :
Gary and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Gary and Mark shake hands and end up
buddies.
2007 - Police called. SWAT team arrives, arrests Gary and Mark.
Charges them with assault.
Both expelled even though Gary 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. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class
again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. 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 apologizes to the neighbor and take a summer job to pay
for the window. He also never breaks any windows, car or otherwise,
again.
2007 - Police called, Dad is arrested for child abuse.
Mother divorces Dad. Billy undergoes years of therapy.
***
Scenario :
Harry gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school .
1957 - Harry shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Harry expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.
***
Scenario :
Jose fails high school English.
1957 - Jose goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Jose'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 Jose's English teacher. English banned from core
curriculum.
Jose given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living
because he cannot speak English.
***
Scenario :
Richie takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them
in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
too true. Parents, whoop your kid's ass once in a while. Spanking works. Time out's don't.
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