Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into
school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1960 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to
his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, Jack is hauled
off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors
are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers.
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Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands
and end up buddies.
2007 - Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and
Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled
even though Johnny started it.
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Scenario:
Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.
1960 - Jeffrey is sent to the princ ipal's office and given a good
paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt
class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
Tested for ADD. School gets extra state funding because
Jeffrey has a disability.
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Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car
and his Dad gives him a spanking.
1960 - 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 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 an affair
with the psychologist.
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Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin
to school .
1960 - Mark shares aspirin with the school principal out on
the smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for
drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and
weapons.
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Scenario:
Pedro fails high-school English.
1960 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English,
goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by a local human rights group.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that
making English a requirement for graduation is racist.
American Civil Liberties Union files class action lawsuit
against the state school sys tem and Pedro's English
teacher. English is banned from core curriculum.
Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing
lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
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Scenario:
Johnny takes apart leftover Independence Day
firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane
paint bottle and blows up an anthill.
1960 - Ants die.
2007 - Homeland Security and the FBI are called and Johnny is
charged with domestic terrorism. Teams investigate
parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers
are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch
list and is never allowed to fly again.
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Scenario:
Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his
knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying,
and gives him a hug to comfort him.
1960 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces three years in federal prison.
Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.
