knights_end
Date:
2008-05-02
Time: 14:21:22
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SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007
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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