1957 vs 2007

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

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, FBI called, Jack hauled off to

jail and never sees his truck or! gun ag ain. 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 stud ents.

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.. ACL U 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 agai n.

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 ****** predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy

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[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

retoast

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

older than me

 

[KHARPS 10+ year member]

I've noticed alot of similar changes just from 1997 to 2007.

 

[Ronmeister]

Oh, how much the world sucks nowadays.

Ron

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Sensationalism does great things when you can't make a real argument.

 

[LiquidClen 10+ year member]

repost x 1,000,000 and you're still living 2 years in the past

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

This was cool in 2007

 

[Banana Balls 5,000+ posts]

Rehoast

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

2007: this text was invented.

2009: people are still posting it and forwarding it in emails.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

I guess my region is still stuck in the 50's

 

[skittlesRgood 10+ year member]

that was stupid.