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[SJKOO01]

SCHOOL - 1970 vs. 2010

Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1970 - Crowd gathers. Johnny wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best mates for life.

2010 - Police called, arrests Johnny and Mark.. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Mark started it. Both children go to anger management programs for 3 months. School board hold meeting to impliment bullying prevention programs

Scenario:
Robbie won't Keep still in class, disrupts other students.

1970 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Headmasterl. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2010 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and School gets extra funding from state because Robbie has a disability.

Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1970 - 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 removed to foster care and joins a gang. Goverment psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.

Scenario :
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1970 - Mark gets glass of water from Teacher to take aspirin with.

2010 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from Guy Fawkes, puts them in a model airfix paint bottle, blows up an ant’s nest.

1970 - Ants die.

2010 - Police, Armed Forces,  & Anti-terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, MI5 investigate 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 break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary . Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1970 - 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 Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

So we're a better society for how we've become, right  :-?

I think how stupid we have become in the 21st Century!.  And common sence was left at the school gates in 1970 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Del Boy]

I find all of that true though 

[Chris_H]

You don't sit still after six of the best believe me.

[Omegatoy]

as said you cannot sit still after 6 of the best, but believe me you do try your hardest and you make sure you never give them a chance to get you again!!! its to damn painful

[Jusme]

Agreed, all so very true.. Reminds me of earlier this week when I told one of my son's teachers, 'obviously your modern methods do NOT work'..

[jonnycool]

I thought the 'cutting the knee' incident was going to result in a claim for thousands of pounds by Mark, you missed that bit 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I was born in 1960....After passing my Eleven Plus I attended the local Grammar school in 1971 ......... I was given the cane  more times than I care to remember by the Headmaster...(Not the PC Headteacher  they have today)....I felt "the slipper" on my rump many times too....Happy days.

One kid wanted to get expelled......   Not easy back then...  ....taking a dump in the swimming pool finally did the trick.....  :-/ :-/

[Vamps]

Worryingly all true, and as for playing with fireworks and airfix models, well did I tell you the story of..........

[jonnycool]

I was born in 1960....After passing my Eleven Plus I attended the local Grammar school in 1971 ......... I was given the cane  more times than I care to remember by the Headmaster...(Not the PC Headteacher  they have today)....I felt "the slipper" on my rump many times too....Happy days.

One kid wanted to get expelled......   Not easy back then...  ....taking a dump in the swimming pool finally did the trick.....  :-/ :-/

Yeah, that'd do it 

[tidla]

at first reading i thought there was going to be a punchline at the end.

as said its all too true .

in a local paper the news headline stated" victim stubbed cigarette into snatchers face"

on reading the article it becomes apparent that the injury to the muggers face was incured due to the struggle.

common sence prevailed and police commented that the injury would help them find the perp.

i this day and age i was expecting the victim to be charged with assault and made to write a letter of apology to the bag snatcher.