How Stupid Things Have Become!

Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school
parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1958 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's
shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2008 - 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.

1958 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake
hands and end up buddies.

2008 - 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.

1958 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by
the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not
disrupt class again.

2008 - 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.

1958 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal,
goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman..

2008 - 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.

1958 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the
smoking dock.

2008 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.

1958 - Pedro goes to summer school,
passes English, goes to college.


2008 - 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.

1958 - Ants die.

2008- 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.

1958 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on
playing.

2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny under
goes 5 years of therapy.