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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking 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 lockdown, and FBI is called. Jack is 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.




1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail; nobody is arrested; nobody is expelled.




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









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




1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the principal. 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.









Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his dad gives him a whipping with his belt.




1967 - 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 is placed in foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself, and their dad goes to prison.






Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.




1967 - Mark shares aspirin with principal out on the smoking dock.




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









Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.




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.









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




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 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, Heather. Heather hugs him to comfort him.




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




2007 - Heather is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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It's so true.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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OH God!

How true is that?

Man this world has become so crazy
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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this is a crazy world we live in!
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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... extremely exaggerated ...
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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1967 raj moves into neighborhood and drives a nice car. people look at raj funny.


2007 not a problem anymore
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by KaiWang,Nov 14 2007, 07:03 PM
1967 raj moves into neighborhood and drives a nice car. people look at raj funny.


2007 not a problem anymore
Yes many things are better.

Hell, I remember people opening bringing shotguns to school...
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KaiWang,Nov 14 2007, 05:03 PM
1967 raj moves into neighborhood and drives a nice car. people look at raj funny.


2007 not a problem anymore
KaiWang always cracks me up.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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Speaking as a 1967 grad it hits the nail on the head.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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Man that made my morning...thanks!!!
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