HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

  Scenario 1:

  Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking

  lot with his shotgun in his truck's 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 gunagain.  Counselors called in for traumatized

  students and teachers.

  Scenario 2:

  Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

  1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.  Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up

  buddies.

  2007 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and

  Mark.  They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though

  Johnny started it and Mark was just defending himself.

    Scenario 3:

  Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

  1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by

  the Principal.  He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt

  class again.

  2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin.  He becomes a zombie.  He is

  then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because

  Jeffrey has a disability. 

  Scenario 4:

  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 is removed to foster

  care and joins agang.  The state psychologist is told by 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 5:

  Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

  1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.

  2007 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug

  violations.  His car is then searched for drugs and weapons. 

    Scenario 6:

  Pedro fails high school English.

  1957 - Pedro goes to summe rschool, passes English and goes to college.

  2007 - Pedro's cause istaken up by state.  Newspaper articles appear

  nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation

  is racist.  ACLU filesclass action lawsuit against the state school system

  and Pedro's English teacher.  English is then banned from core curriculum.

  Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living

  because he cannot speak English. 

    Scenario 7:

  Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them

  in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.

  1957 - Ants die.

  2007 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called.  Johnny is charged

  with domestic terrorism.  The FBI investigates his parents -- and all

  siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated.

  Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly

  again. 

  Scenario 8:

  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 inState  Prison.  Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy. 

How dumb have we become?