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    Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

    1953 - 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.

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    Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

    1953 - 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.

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    Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

    1953 - 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.

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    Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.

    1953 - 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 .

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    Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.

    1953 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal who has a headache also.

    2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

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    Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.

    1953 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.

    2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next tim e.

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    Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed .

    1953 - 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.

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    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.

    1953 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

    2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.

  • #2
    Actually you could put that all the way up to about 1973....
    Hey, Donny! We got us a German who wants to die for his country... Oblige him. - Lt. Aldo Raine

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    • #3
      Save for the one about Mary the pregnant teenager, most of those are spot on. As for Mary, I just don't see that and I live in a state with one of the highest rates for teen pregnancies. Except for the boys leaving town, the 1953 example is how it happens here and in many other states I've lived in.

      I'd say the number of girls dropping out of school and/or getting abortions on the sly are becoming less common now than a decade ago. I've heard of a number of parents who have actually consoled their pregnant daughter into having an abortion (and these were supposedly God-fearing Christians). I could be wrong, but that's how it looks from personal experiences/knowledge.


      You forgot the one about the uncle who in 2006 is wary of letting his niece bounce on his knee/lap, but I guess that one is close enough to the teacher and sexual harassment.
      “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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      • #4
        Scenario - Rosa gets on the bus.

        1955 - She is told to go to the back of the bus.

        2005 - Rosa Parks is memorialized a national hero.



        Scenario - Priest molests several young boys.

        1953 - It's covered up by the church and people in the local community believes their ordained leaders.

        2006 - Church settles for millions of dollars in "just anothe case".



        Scenario - School jock hero, Johnny, is a jackass and picks on Timmy, the outcast.

        1953 - Johnny is a good young man who all the parents adore. He can do no wrong and kids will be kids. Timmy on the other hand should "get over it".

        2006 - Oh wait, nothing has changed there.



        Scenario - Russians launch satellite.

        1957 - Duck and cover! Several occasions of soldiers disobeying orders and NOT launching missiles saves the world from MAD.

        2006 - Joint operation between Russian space agency, NASA and ESA.
        Last edited by TnT; 10 December 2006, 12:54.
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        • #5
          @TnT

          your points don't negate jms's.

          school administrators would rather medicate active boys than educate them.

          school boards do want to pass their disciplinary duties to the police dept.

          parents run both ways; they piss if the school tries to discipline their kids, but all too often don't do it at home.

          IMO it should be as it was when I went to school;

          scenario:

          Jack is fidgety in class; gaze wandering, talking, inattentive etc. Teacher Brumm, a devout Jehovah's Witness elder, wanders over, whacks Jacks knuckles with a ruler & moves on, repeating as necessary.

          Teacher Brumm calls home. Jacks parents go thermal...on Jack for being a screwup. Jack gets the message; it hurts less to just do his work.

          After dealing with Jack, Brumm visits his ill students at home or hospital to help them with their work.

          Brumm also teaches his Jr. High classes reading dynamics techniques. It boosts the performance of many marginal readers throughout their high school & professional careers.

          scenario: Bobby & Joe get into a fight. Coach Koski gets out the gloves & helmets, sets up the ring, the boys go 3 rounds and that's it. If that's not it then the belligerent goes 3 rounds with Coach Koski, a fate worse than death.

          Principal calls homes. Parents ask "Why not 6 rounds? Burn it out of their systems!"

          scenario: Bobby picks on Joe, beating him up. Principal Miller gets his "board of education" off the wall & whacks Bobby's ass 5 times with Joe watching. Bobby is informed next time it'll be Vice Principal Wegienka: 6'4 & 350 lbs.

          Principal calls homes. When Bobby gets home his mom/dad are waiting for him & dad has a razor strop in hand. Joes parents are satisfied.

          Kids names changed to protect the guilty.

          Staff names real, to honor them.
          Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 10 December 2006, 13:54.
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          • #6
            Apart from the fact that I don't want to live in either country/time, I don't think TnT's list is there to or needs to negate jms's. It nicely compliments it with the other side of the medal, because it isn't all black and white.
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            • #7
              As az said, I do agree that the scenarios jms posted are valid complaints about things as they are now.

              You are right Doc that the over medication of kids today is down right scary.
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              • #8
                Oh yes!
                There's an Opera in my macbook.

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