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Then and Now

 

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, 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.

 

 

1973 - 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.

 

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 aspirin to school.

 

1973 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal when Principal mentions his own headache.

 

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 - Five 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 parents' 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 college.

 

2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state Democratic 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, blows up a red ant hill.

 

1973 - Ants die.

 

2006 - ATF, Homeland Security and 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: Mary falls while running during recess and scrapes her knee. She is found crying by her favorite teacher, Mr. Brown. He hugs her to comfort her.

 

1973 - In a short time, Mary feels better and goes on playing.

 

2006 - Mr. Brown is accused of being a sexual predator and loses his job. He faces 3 years in State Prison.

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A lot has changes since 73. Not to say that the things are right but things like bringing guns to school? Was that ever needed?

 

 

 

my dad bought a gun from a teacher when he was in high school,

 

they went hunting once or twice a month for a few years after that....

 

 

you have to put things in perspective a deer rifle in your truck becuase your going hunting after school is not the same as some punk with a grudge packing a tech 9 in his back pack...

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