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 pain t bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
     1957
     - Ants
     die.
     2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged w ith
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.