Then and Now?

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 fist fight
after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark
shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests
Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both 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. 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 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 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. Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English,
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
banned from core curriculum. Pedro 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, blows up
a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny
charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings
removed from home, computers confiscated, 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 sexual predator
and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5
years of therapy.

now that makes ya say hmmmmmmmmm what is our world coming to. and you dont have to go back as far as 1957 i used to get that treatment in 1976 only 31 yrs ago. but now forget it. thanks for the eye opener. can see y u have it in jokes and riddles. cause its funny how the world has changed for the worst, could it be cause our goverment dont know what there doing.

How true...

Lol funny and very true.