man we got really stupid over the years


SCHOOL -- 1958 vs. 2008

Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1958 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2008 - 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:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1958 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2008 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charged them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario:
Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1958 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2008 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1958 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2008 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy 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 affair with psychologist.

Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1958 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2008 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.
1958 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2008 - 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 given 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, blows up a red ant bed.
1958 - Ants die.
2008- 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 on a commercial airline 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.
1958 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2008 - 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.

This should hit every e-mail to show how stupid we've become!

 

and it's just gonna keep getting worse

 

so true

 

im in highschool and i can honestly say that this is all to true.


then again, all the more reason not to get caught

 

I cant belive your only in Highschool jeez kid,, Whats up KX lol

 

Same here KX. I absolutely hate this. Why can't it be like the old days. WTF?!?!?! My dad use to take a .44 to school in his gym bag to show his teacher. Now we have metal detectors and are searched everyday.

 

**** when I was in high school we was allowed to bring our guns as long as they stayed in the truck,, We used to hunt before school,, but collimbine killed that

 

I actually read all of those, and coming from the school system from 1970-1982, you don't have to go back to the late 50's to see the changes. Its getting worse every year. I call it "Progressive Regression" Yea I just made that up.

 

yup. i see it as a 3-ring system of idiots.

idiot 1) does something normal and safe. like keep a gun locked in a truck during school hours.
idiot 2) does something to encourage him to do something stupid, or misuse the normal thing.
idiot 1) caves into pressure
idiot 2) rats out idiot 1 for some dumb reason.
idiot 3) overreacts and makes a small thing a huge media frenzy.
idiot 1+2)say the wrong thing to the media.
idiot 3) starts a protest group.
idiot 1+2) get in way to much trouble
idiot 3) is praised and has some retarded *** safety law named after them.


i think if we can just kill/disable idiot 2 and stop listening to idiot 3 this country will be soooo much more fun.

 

We live in such a stupid society. And I agree it will just get worse.