By today's standards none of us were
supposed to ever make it.
HIGH SCHOOL --
1957 vs.
2014
Scenario
1:
Jack goes duck hunting before school
and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his
truck's gun rack.
1957 -
Vice Principal
comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his
shotgun to show Jack.
2014
- 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
2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight
after school.
1957 -
Crowd gathers.
Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up
buddies.
2014
- Police called and
SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both
charged with assault and both expelled - even though 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 paddling by the Principal.
He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class
again.
2014
- Jeffrey is given
huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie.
He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from
the government because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario
4:
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.
2014
- Billy's dad
is arrested for child
abuse, Billy is removed
to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by
Billy's sister that she remembers being
spanked
herself, and their dad
goes to prison. 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 smoking dock.
2014
- The police are
called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.
His car is then
searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario
6:
Pedro fails high school
English.
1957 -
Pedro goes to
summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2014
- 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 the state school
system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from
core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up
mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak
English.
Scenario
7:
Johnny takes apart
leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a
model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant
bed.
1957 -
Ants
die.
2014
- ATF, Homeland
Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with
domestic terrorism. The FBI
investigates his parents - and all siblings are removed from their
home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on
a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly
again.
Scenario
8:
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.
2014-
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.
This should hit every email inbox to show
how stupid we have
become!
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