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THIS IS GOOD............and is it ever true!


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 still 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 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. 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.


This
should hit every e-mail to show how stupid we have
become!

That is very amusing. These days, people can get arrested for ANYTHING.