| Sign of the Times -
02-27-07
I received this in an email. While it is pretty funny, at the same time it evokes premonitions of impending doom. Agree or disagree? (I hope this is in the correct forum. If not, my apologies.)
Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1973 - 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.
1973 - 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 and arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charges
them with assault, both get expelled even though Johnny started it.
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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1973 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the
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.
1973 - 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.
1973 - Mark shares headache medicine with the Principal out
on the smoking
deck.
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.
1973 - 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 time.
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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1973 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to trade school.
2006 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state democrat party. 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 can't speak English.
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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July,
puts
them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1973 - 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 terrorist 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.
1973 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Playing tag is banned from school playgrounds. Mary is
accused of being
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