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Things to think about
I know it's Christmas and all, but these are rather thought provoking.-
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls
into school parking lot with shotgun in 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 gun
again. Counselors called in for traumatized students
and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after
school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark
shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests
Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both
expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts
other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good
paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits
still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a
zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from
state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: 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
removed to foster care and joins a gang. State
psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers
being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin
to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for
drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - 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. Engl ish banned
from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but
ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot
speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers
from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint
bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - 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.
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.
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 in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
And for those who have failed to notice, it's "our"
generation that has effected this change. I'm ashamed
- we could have done so much better.
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| December 24, 2007, 15:50 |
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Re: Things to think about
It is a sad world we now live in. Things were less complicated years ago and we all turned out fine. 
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| December 26, 2007, 14:09 |
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Re: Things to think about
Makes ya wonder what 2037 will bring, doesn't it?
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| December 26, 2007, 18:29 |
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funlovingpair
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Re: Things to think about
OMG  I all most hope that I'm not around then. Hate to think about what's down the road for the next generation. 
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| December 26, 2007, 19:14 |
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Re: Things to think about
Just to ad to my post. I've had what's now call ADD for my entire life. When i was young, i was told to "grow up" spanked not often enough and not "grounded" enough either.====and yes, my parents should have left me sit in jail more when I was suppose to be there.
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| December 26, 2007, 20:51 |
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Re: Re: Things to think about
QUOTE (JCSOS @ December 26, 2007, 20:51)
.....I've had what's now call ADD for my entire life....
I hear ya....went to school with quite a few that now would be classified as ADD...I had my vision impairment, my best friend was dyslexic and we just muddled by, helped each other out and were in all the same classes as everyone else...no medication, no exceptions when we "acted up"....
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| December 26, 2007, 21:27 |
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Re: Re: Re: Things to think about
QUOTE (Chazzy @ December 26, 2007, 21:27) QUOTE (JCSOS @ December 26, 2007, 20:51)
.....I've had what's now call ADD for my entire life....
I hear ya....went to school with quite a few that now would be classified as ADD...I had my vision impairment, my best friend was dyslexic and we just muddled by, helped each other out and were in all the same classes as everyone else...no medication, no exceptions when we "acted up"....
Yup, that's for sure. They need a good spankin'
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| December 26, 2007, 22:59 |
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Re: Things to think about
Interesting that 1957 was the year used. I was just 9 yo then. Just 10 years after that as a young soldier I would come to learn some truly interesting lessons about life. So, today's environment is hardly a surprise.
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| December 27, 2007, 20:08 |
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Re: Things to think about
I was thinkin' that the first year even could have been 1967 or 1977.
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| December 27, 2007, 20:46 |
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KINKYINTHEFALLS
56 / male
wild and wonderful, West Virginia, US
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Re: Re: Things to think about
QUOTE (JCSOS @ December 27, 2007, 20:46)I was thinkin' that the first year even could have been 1967 or 1977.
Nahhh couldn't have been 1967 as that's the year I was born
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