funny how things change

[TheFiberLady]

   
1967 vs. 2007  

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

    1967 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack's shotgun. He goes to
his own car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

    2007 - School goes into lock-down, and FBI is called. Jack is hauled
off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for
traumatized students and teachers.  



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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.  

    1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the
Principal. He returns to class, sits still, and does not disrupt class again.

    2007 - Jeffrey is diagnosed with A. D. D. and given huge doses of Ritalin.
He becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from State because Jeffrey has a learning disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

    1967 - 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 is placed in
foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist convinces Billy's sister that
she remembers being abused herself, and their dad goes to prison. Billy's Mom has affair with psychologist.


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Scenario: Mark has a headache and brings some aspirin to school.

    1967 - Mark takes aspirin in lunchroom and headache goes away.

     2007 - Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.
Car is searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails English in high school.

    1967 - 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 is given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.


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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up an anthill.

    1967 - Ants die.

    2007 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and FBI called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from home; computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad goes on Terror Watch List and is never allowed to fly again.


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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his
knee. He is found crying by his teacher who hugs him to comfort
him.

  1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

  2007 - Teacher is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy .  

AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY THINGS ARE SUCH A MESS ...  
 

[twinsmom1]

how true wendy.

[Mommybruno]

Man, that's so true!I used to have these special headache pills when I was in high school, and I just took them whenever, carried them around in my pocket. Even gave some to friends when they had headaches. Good luck pulling that off now!

[beachlover]

oh, those are all so true, and it is very sad

[twinsmom1]

how true wendy.

[lorihuhn]

Very Sad

[Beemerof3]

Wow, very true, how times have changed!

[nun69]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[-Shannon-]

Ridiculous how things have changed to such an extreme these days.