Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail 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.
2011 - 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 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.
2012 - 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 sit 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.
2012 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie.
He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state
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.
2012 - 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 abused 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.
2012 - 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.
2012 -
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.
2012 -
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:
Wally falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is
found crying by his teacher, Nancy. Nancy hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Wally feels better and goes on playing.
2012 - Nancy is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison... Wally undergoes 5 years of
therapy.
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