PaPa Mike
12-08-2006, 10:52 PM
This would be funny if it wasn't so darned true !!!
1973 vs. 2006
Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun
rack.
1973 - Vice principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle,
goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, 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.
1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - 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.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his dad
gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to
college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care
and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she
remembers being abused herself and Dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to
school.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with principal out on the
smoking dock.
2006 - Police called; Mark expelled from school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1973 - Five high school boys leave town. Mary does her senior year
at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - High school counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU
Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her
parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be
more careful next time.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party.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 can't speak English.
+++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of
July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - Ants die.
2006 - ATF, 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.
1973 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
1973 vs. 2006
Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun
rack.
1973 - Vice principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle,
goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, 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.
1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - 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.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his dad
gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to
college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care
and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she
remembers being abused herself and Dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to
school.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with principal out on the
smoking dock.
2006 - Police called; Mark expelled from school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1973 - Five high school boys leave town. Mary does her senior year
at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - High school counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU
Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her
parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be
more careful next time.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party.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 can't speak English.
+++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of
July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - Ants die.
2006 - ATF, 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.
1973 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.