The Good Old Days

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 fistfight 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 st ill 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 left over 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.