[at-l] What 50 years will do...

[Jim Bullard]

I'm old enough to remember 1956 and there's more than a little truth there.

On 5/10/07, Sloetoe <sloetoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ### I don't usually forward these sorts of things, but
> this one really spoke to me.
>
>
>
> See what 50 years will do.
>
>
> Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with
> rifle in gun rack.
>
> 1956 - 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.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after
> school.
>
> 1956 - 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.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts
> other students.
>
> 1956 - 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.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car
> and his Dad gives him a whipping.
>
> 1956 - 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. 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
> medicine to school.
>
> 1956 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal
> out on the smoking dock.
>
> 2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for
> drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
> Mark's home is put on watch list for child
> endangerment violations.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
>
> 1956: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and
> applies for college scholarships.
>
> 2006: State Democratic Party takes up Pedro's cause.
> Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that
> teaching English as a requirement for graduation is
> racist. A class action lawsuit is filed 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.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers
> from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane
> paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed .
>
> 1956 - 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 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.
>
> 1956 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on
> playing.
>
> 2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and
> loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison, and
> is listed on the internet.
>
> Spatior! Nitor! Nitor! Tempero!
>    Pro Pondera Et Meliora.
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Jim Bullard
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