The way it was then, the way it is now
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:46 pm
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 her self and their 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 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her
senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle 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,
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 - 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.
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. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
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 her self and their 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 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her
senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle 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,
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 - 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.
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. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
