1957 v.s. 2007

[TrainH.]

I found this funny/interesting; it was intended as a joke, but it's mostly true too, so I just felt like sharing. Email it to people you know to show us how we've changed! ^_^

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007



Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - 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. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock
2007 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons..

Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and 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 the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

[Johnny_D_09]

[PureSantana]

**** what we are coming to.

[Animal4]

so true too lol

[Andyg37]

kinda pathetic that this is true lol

[terteb]

true to every last word. lulz repped!

[LankedOut]

Ah the fifties..

[ShNiGG]

Wow we are turning into pussies.

[7399martyn]

its true, i was hanging in teh coridoor, and i pushed my amte jokingly and got a detention for it......

[Turbomunkey]

judging by the way OP looks his dad should have beat him more, but he would called the police on him

[izzylicious]

lol at the 4th one

[Roger999]

Another even worse thing down here in Aus.

Scenario: Bob uses his pocket knife to eat his apple.
1957: People would give no more thought about it
2007: Someone will call the police and he is charged with carrying a deadly weapon.

facepalm .

[ausman!]

Originally Posted by Turbomunkey

judging by the way OP looks his dad should have beat him more, but he would called the police on him

lmao too true

[TrainH.]

Originally Posted by ausman!

lmao too true

whatever bro, lol, you're the guys in red, no one gives a ****. ^_^

and yeah, it shows how paranoid we've become due to stupid things. i tried to get an Advil at my school the other day because i had a headache and the nurse almost freaked out on me. thought i was asking her for crack if you'd been listening outside lol.

[BigBKillingIt]

About tree fiddy % true.

[emass88]

so true

[N4th4n]

pretty funny. A lil exaggerated but makes a good point.

[nilekyle]

Originally Posted by N4th4n

pretty funny. A lil exaggerated but makes a good point.

yeah its very biast towards 1957 haha

[VolleyBallMuscle]

i think some of those are dramatically exaggerated

[allergic2rice]

strong bump but true