Julie, this is absolutely great!!  and the truth therein makes one 
shudder to think of how our society has regressed........not 
progressed.  may God have mercy!

Helen

Earlier you wrote:
>Subject: [EAofL] How we have progressed as a society
>
>Scenario:
>Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
>
>1953 - 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.
>
>1953 - 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.
>
>1953 - 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.
>
>1953 - 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
>mom has affair with psychologist.
>
>++++++++++++ +++++++++ ++++++++
>
>Scenario:
>Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.
>
>1953 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal who has a
>headache
>also.
>
>2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
>Car
>searched for drugs and weapons.
>
>++++++++++++ +++++++++ ++++
>
>Scenario:
>Mary turns up pregnant.
>
>1953 - 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.
>
>1953: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
>
>2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party. 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 a red ant bed.
>
>1953 - 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.
>
>1953 - 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.


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