SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

06/11/2008 04:24
Thanks to St. Albert's Place reader "Randy" for this little gem:

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, police called, Jack hauled off to jail  and never sees his truck or gun again. Counsellors 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  
          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. 
          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:
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- Authorities called.
          Johnny charged with  domestic terrorism, parents investigated,
          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 Prison. 
          Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.