1967 Vs. 2007

[jon_570]

Subject: 1967 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into schoolparking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1967 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack's shotgun. He goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2007 - School goes into lock-down, and FB I is called. Jack is 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 fistfight after school.

1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

2007 - Police called. SWAT team arrives. Johnny and Mark are arrested and charged with assault. Both are expelled even though Johnny started it.

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

1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by theprincipal. He returns to class, sits still, and does not disrupt class again.

2007 - Jeffrey is diagnosed with ADD and given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from State because Jeffrey has a learning disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his dad gives him a whipping with his belt, plus makes him mow lawns to pay for broken window.

1967 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes tocollege, and becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is placed infoster care and joins a gang. State psychologist convinces Billy's sister 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 has a headache and brings some aspirin to school.

1967 - Mark takes aspirin in lunchroom and headache goes away.

2007 - Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. Car is searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails English in high school.

1967 - 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. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher.English banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

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

1967 - Ants die.

2007 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and FBI called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from home; computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad goes on Terror Watch List and is never allowed to fly again.

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Scenario: Jimmy falls while running during recess and scrapes hisknee. He is found crying by his teacher who hugs him to comfort him.

1967 - In a short time, Jimmy feels better and goes on playing.

2007 - Teacher is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Jimmy undergoes five years of therapy

[roscoe1129]

Yup that about covers it......too bad some of the scenarios today are real though!

EDIT: IF THIS GETS POLITICAL IT WILL BE LOCKED FASTER THAN IT TOOK CHICKEN TO DECIDE TO LET STEVE BUILD THE HOOPTY!

Edited November 13, 2007 by roscoe1129

[jon_570]

Yup that about covers it......too bad some of the scenarios today are real though!

EDIT: IF THIS GETS POLITICAL IT WILL BE LOCKED FASTER THAN IT TOOK CHICKEN TO DECIDE TO LET STEVE BUILD THE HOOPTY!

PLEASE GUYS DO NOT GET POLITICAL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS FUNNY AND VERY TRUE.. DONT GET POLITICAL.

Edited November 13, 2007 by roscoe1129

[Torres]

lol. interesting thread. funny how people handle things over time.

[2000LaDe]

so true.

[BURRITO]

oh how times have changed!

[jon_570]

thank you roscoe for editing my post.

[roscoe1129]

thank you roscoe for editing my post.

no prob

[IH8PunkRok]

man times really have changed

i like the one about the model rocket and firecracker

1967: Ants die

lol

[Bryan]

i still see no reason why us young fellers cant mingle with the hot 26 year old teachers ..