Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1973 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. story covered on nationwide news channels
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1973 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. story covered on all nationwide news channels
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability. Johnny becomes 'ADHD' boy for all nationwide news channels
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.
1973 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist. Story covered on all nationwide news channels
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to
school.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Prinicipal is arrested for contributing to the violation of minors. Cars searched for drugs and weapons. Story on all Nationwide news channels
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: 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. story covered on nationwide news channels. Sympathy pours in for Pedro. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes a part leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - Ants die.
2006 - 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. story on all nationwide news channels
Scenario: Johnny drives Dads truck to school. Random search uncovers dads can of chewing tobacco in glovebox.
1973 - Prinicipal calls Dad to verify the story. They share a good laugh over it.
2006 - Despite the facts, the no tollerance police demands Johnny be expelled from school. story on all nationwide news channels
Scenario: Johnny falls while playing dodgeball during recess and scrapes his knee.
1973 - he is sent to the nurse for a bandaid then strait back to class
2006 - following news reports on all channels showing close ups of lil' Johnny's scrapped knee, parental outrage results in a district wide a meeting to review the physical and mental damage resulting from all playground equipment. Unanimus vote - remove dodgeball and all other equipment that poses a physical challege. story on all nationwide news channel.
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What the hell happened ? Growing up, living life & and raising children use to be so easy.
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