Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1963 - 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 fist fight after school.
1963 - 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: Little Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1963 - 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.
1963 - 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
mother has affair with psychologist.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine
to school.
1963 - 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.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.
1963 - 5 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 parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1963: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by ultra-liberals. 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.
+++++++++++++++++++++
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of
July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up an ant hill.
1963 - Ants die.
2006 - ATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with
domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from
home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad placed 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, who hugs Johnny to
comfort him.
1963 -In a very short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator, is charged and
loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison
