Got this in an email today from John and just had to share it:

You know by  today’s standards none of us was suppose to ever  make it.
HIGH SCHOOL — 1957  vs. 2010

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.
2010 – 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.
2010 – 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. 
2010 – Jeffrey is given huge doses of  Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested  for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from  the government 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. 
2010 – 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
2010 – 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.
2010 – 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.
2010  – 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. 
2010 – 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.