Changing Times

[Rhino]

CHANGING TIMES

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1963 - 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.

1963 - 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: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives

him a whipping.

1963 - 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.

1963 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking

dock.

2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car

searched for drugs and weapons.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++

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.

1963 - 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.

1963 - 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.

[Lubbock]

We need a forum entitled: REALITY

That's where this belongs, rather than Comedy Central

I grew up in the 1963 world. My grandchildren are growing up in the 2006 world --and I'm helping to raise them; they live in my home.

1963. 2006. Never the twain shall meet.

[Timberwolf]

It's a cryin' shame that common sense has flown out the window. I, too, grew up in the 60s and 70s, and that's pretty much how I remember things.

Thanks to liberal, politically correct nonsense, we're prisoners in our own society.