bowsniper Report post Posted March 31, 2010 This is the way it use to be........1959 and now............ 2010 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. 1959 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2010 - 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 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1959 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2010 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it. Scenario 3: Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students. 1959 - 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. 2010 - 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. 1959 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman. 2010 - 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. 1959 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock 2010 - 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. 1959 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college. 2010 - 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. 1959 - Ants die. 2010 - 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: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1959 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2010 - 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. This should hit every email inbox to show how stupid we have become!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted March 31, 2010 I like this a lot. I am only 30 and remember when I was a kid being whipped, spanked and swatted with a switch...and once a bb gun broke against my butt for having a bb gun war in the hills of Holbrook. Took the punishment because I messed up. My kids get the same thing to this day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Claw Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Bowsniper, Never a truer post!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was a very entertaining and depressing read at the same time. I see similar versions of those examples every day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeybari Report post Posted March 31, 2010 LOL I see where your going with it but it never change to the way it use to be thats the SAD part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Thats funny, but very true! I remember the day of blowing things up and fighting after school and visits to the principals office, all the innocent stuff we did as kids that are so highly frowned upon today by a weak society. If I got out of line as a kid, I would get a whoopin, if what I did was bad enough. The fear of physical punishment worked very well Today, kids get put in time out. Give me a break! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 31, 2010 Thats funny, but very true! I remember the day of blowing things up and fighting after school and visits to the principals office, all the innocent stuff we did as kids that are so highly frowned upon today by a weak society. If I got out of line as a kid, I would get a whoopin, if what I did was bad enough. The fear of physical punishment worked very well Today, kids get put in time out. Give me a break! Snap..............go to time out immediately!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
