School 1967 vs. School 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before
school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1967 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun,
goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, and
Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and
teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a
fistfight after school.
1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and
Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police are called; SWAT team arrives and arrests
Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are
expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in
class, disrupts other students.
1967 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given
a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not
disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin.
Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra
state funding 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.
1967 - 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 is 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 an
affair with the psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes
some Aspirin to school.
1967 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out
on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School
for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and
weapons
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover
Independence Day firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane
paint bottle and blows up an anthill.
1967 - Ants die.
2007- Homeland Security and the FBI are called and Johnny
is charged with domestic terrorism. Teams investigate
parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are
confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is
never allowed to fly again.
Scenario:
Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His
teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort
him.
1967 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and
loses her job. She faces three years in a federal prison.
Johnny undergoes five years of therapy