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Changing Times

by tango <tango@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 6, 2008 at 08:09 AM

cenario : 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 paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1957 - Ants die.
2007 - 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.

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




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tango <tango@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-06 08:09:44 

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