Frostin
03-09-2009, 09:07 PM
1957 vs. 2009
Scenario 1:Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the schoolparking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to hiscar and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jailand never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in fortraumatized students and teachers.
Scenario 2:Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end upbuddies.
2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnnyand Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled eventhough Johnny started it.
Scenario 3:Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddlingby the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does notdisrupt class again.
2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. Heis then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the statebecause Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario 4:Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him awhipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to collegeand becomes a successful businessman.
2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed tofoster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy'ssister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes toprison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smokingdock.
2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drugviolations. His car is then seized and searched for drugs and weapons.The Principal is arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minorand loses his job before he is even tried.
Scenario 6:Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by the state. Newspaper articles appearnationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement forgraduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the stateschool system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned fromcore curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowinglawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario 7:Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, putsthem in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die. Johnny also enters his "bomb" and wins HonorableMention for his Science Fair project.
2009- ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny ischarged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- andall siblings are removed from their home and all computers areconfiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is neverallowed to fly again.
Scenario 8:Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He isfound crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2009 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. Shefaces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy,sues school system, his attorney retires to the Bahamas, while Johnnyworks at McDonalds flipping burgers for the rest of his life.
Scenario 1:Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the schoolparking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to hiscar and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jailand never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in fortraumatized students and teachers.
Scenario 2:Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end upbuddies.
2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnnyand Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled eventhough Johnny started it.
Scenario 3:Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddlingby the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does notdisrupt class again.
2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. Heis then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the statebecause Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario 4:Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him awhipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to collegeand becomes a successful businessman.
2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed tofoster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy'ssister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes toprison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smokingdock.
2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drugviolations. His car is then seized and searched for drugs and weapons.The Principal is arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minorand loses his job before he is even tried.
Scenario 6:Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by the state. Newspaper articles appearnationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement forgraduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the stateschool system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned fromcore curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowinglawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario 7:Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, putsthem in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die. Johnny also enters his "bomb" and wins HonorableMention for his Science Fair project.
2009- ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny ischarged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- andall siblings are removed from their home and all computers areconfiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is neverallowed to fly again.
Scenario 8:Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He isfound crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2009 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. Shefaces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy,sues school system, his attorney retires to the Bahamas, while Johnnyworks at McDonalds flipping burgers for the rest of his life.