SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario
Chuck goes quail hunting before school,
pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.


1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Chuck's shotgun,
          goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Chuck.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Chuck hauled off to jail
         and never sees his truck or gun again. Counsellors called in
         for traumatized students and teachers



Scenario:
Jonny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.


1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.
         Jonny 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 Jonny started it.


Scenario:
Fubar won't be still in class, disrupts other students.


1957 - Fubar sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Fubar given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
         Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state
         because Fubar has a disability.

Scenario:
DJ breaks a window in his neighbor's car
and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.


1957 - DJ is more careful next time, grows up normal,
         goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - DJ's dad is arrested for child abuse.  
         DJ removed to foster care and joins a gang.  
         State psychologist tells DJ's sister that she remembers
         being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.  
         DJ's mom has affair with psychologist.


Scenario:
Charlie gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.


1957 - Charlie shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Charlie 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 and goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
         Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that knowing
         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:
Slammy 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.
         Slammy charged with  domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents,
         siblings removed from home, computers confiscated,
         Slammy's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario:
Brew falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.
He is found crying by his teacher, Cathi.  Cathi hugs him to comfort him.


1957 - In a short time, Brew feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Cathi is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
         She faces 3 years in State Prison.  
         Brew undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Quote:


Not again!  

Hey! How come I didn't get to do something dangerous / offensive to the government!?!?!

Scenario
Echo brings a pack of gum to school.


1957 - Echo shares the gum with his friends. Teacher makes Echo and his friends spit the gum out and she eats the last piece herself.
2007 - Superhawk cries that Echo did not bring enough for everyone. Echo gets detention so he and his posse beat the crap out of Sueprhawk at recess. DJ shuts down school for a few days with a nasty note on the front door.



Or somethin like that!

it's a sad reality. i remember in high school we could get a smoking pass from our parents and dear season was an excusable absence. hell i remember in shop class we used to make ashtrays, pipes all kinds of stuff. i even busted some preppy kids nose one time. i did get suspended and an ass kicking from dad when he got off the road but that was about it. i think thats part of whats wrong. nobody gets their ass beat anymore.

Not sure if you wrote that or where you got it Echo, but, that post should be mandatory reading for eery school kid and parent in the country!!!!!!!  GREAT post !     Tuck