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Title: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Chase on October 31, 2010, 08:16:28 am
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.
 
 
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 a school buddy that has a headache also.
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.


Sadly, this shows how a lot of our systems are fucked up today.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Fuzzy on October 31, 2010, 08:30:02 am
So true man....its kinda crazy to think how much world changes in 50 years
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Jimmylicious on October 31, 2010, 09:30:44 am
This is kinda strange what time did to the world and our generation. Everyone for them selfs, no love left for feelings and all that kinda stuff.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Jubin on October 31, 2010, 11:43:27 am
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. 
In Estonia nobody would even care if the student would have a gun in his car when on school.

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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.

 
in here, still the 1957 scenario applies, although mostly teacher finds out before any bigger damage are done anyway.
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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.
Once again 1957 scenario.
 
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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. 
Well most cases it is still 1957 scenario, although it is getting worse in here too.

Also:
Russell Peters - Beating Your Children (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4oO7ZdfSFI#)
 
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Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school..
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with a school buddy that has a headache also.
2010 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons. 
Once again 1957 scenario.
 
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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. 

More likely Pedro would fail even summer school but are given enough credit just to pass to another grade. Otherwise still 1957.
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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. 
1957
 
 
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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.


Sadly, this shows how a lot of our systems are f**ked up today.

Teacher would say to Johnny to get up and stop crying.

So welcome to back in time.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: tiderman on October 31, 2010, 11:52:01 am
Yeah, people takes everything way too seriously today.

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. 
Billy could've grown up to be a serial-killer too. Who was that guy who got whipped so many times by a relative that he started to enjoy it and wanted to know how people looked on the inside?
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Altair_Carter on October 31, 2010, 02:56:21 pm
In Estonia nobody would even care if the student would have a gun in his when on school.
in here, still the 1957 scenario applies, although mostly teacher finds out before any bigger damage are done anyway.Once again 1957 scenario.
 Well most cases it is still 1957 scenario, although it is getting worse in here too.

Also:
Russell Peters - Beating Your Children (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4oO7ZdfSFI#)
 Once again 1957 scenario.
 
More likely Pedro would fail even summer school but are given enough credit just to pass to another grade. Otherwise still 1957. 1957
 
 Teacher would say to Johnny to get up and stop crying.

So welcome to back in time.
So fucking this.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Squeak on November 01, 2010, 06:27:00 am
What the fuck am I reading.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: MrFrancis on November 03, 2010, 05:47:10 am
Yeah, most cases are still in the 1957. But other examples might be true...
And Lol'd at the 2010 Scenario of the Ant thing.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Antonio. on November 03, 2010, 06:11:27 am
Lol. So true.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Trobby888 on November 03, 2010, 08:27:49 am
S1 : The 2010 situation actually looks better than the 1957 one. If you consider the 1957 one, there's a very high chance the student will go "Hehe! You don't scare me!" and start a massive shootout against the vice principal. That's the last thing you want to ever see happening in a supposed "safe" school.

S2 : The two described situations are very unrealistic models. For the 1957 one, I would highly doubt that the two students would magically become friends after being involved in a fist fight. Think about it, if you lost a fight against someone you hate, and the crowd even cheered his victory, wouldn't the first thing you think is to take revenge on him? As for the 2010 described situation - not a realistic model either. I don't think schools would take it to that level, unless if someone was killed or needed to be taken to hospital. At least that's how it is in Australia. Sorry, but the given scenario and outcomes need revising before any conclusions can be made.

S3 : 1957 model is realistic and is also a reasonable reaction. Didn't quite understand the 2010 model was all about though.

S4 : This scenario would be the perfect example of how the the our systems were screwed up over the years.

S5 : Although not as strong as S4, it is still a good example to prove your point.

S6 : As for 1957 model, it's quite likely that he might just fail again. The 2010 model, however has been over-exaggerated greatly. Give me a link to a real newspaper report that actually did explain how a English curriculum was racist and was "Forced to shut down" because one little student failed the course. Until then, I will consider your model as being unrealistic.

S7 : Lol at this one. I don't think the national security today would take it to the level that was described in your 2010 situation. Probably just a couple of cops that come along to arrest for vandalism or something.

S8 : I lol'ed at the 2010 one. I would wonder why the little boy would try to file any complaints against Mary doing that. It would be something for the comics if he really did do that.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: tiderman on November 03, 2010, 12:09:06 pm
I remember when an old friend of mine launched a snowball at someone at my old school a few years ago when I was like... 12 or 13? The snowball hit another kid walking past and guess what happened? Yeah, the police was called in and my friend got sued. I think he had to pay the other kid a couple of thousand kronor for that shit. Because of BULLYING and BATTERY... Probably even rape, who the fuck knows. Just because of that one snowball.

That is the 21st century for y'all!
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Jamal on November 04, 2010, 08:02:25 pm
I remember when an old friend of mine launched a snowball at someone at my old school a few years ago when I was like... 12 or 13? The snowball hit another kid walking past and guess what happened? Yeah, the police was called in and my friend got sued. I think he had to pay the other kid a couple of thousand kronor for that shit. Because of BULLYING and BATTERY... Probably even rape, who the f**k knows. Just because of that one snowball.

That is the 21st century for y'all!
lol


You forget to mention how high school[ers] have gotten more bad and lets say for situation 1.. maybe the kid has the gun to start a massacre. Its a good thing its taken. you forget also to keep in mind how JUST AS EASILY the situations were innocent, they could be violent or in a bad way.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: tiderman on November 04, 2010, 10:49:27 pm
lol


You forget to mention how high school[ers] have gotten more bad and lets say for situation 1.. maybe the kid has the gun to start a massacre. Its a good thing its taken. you forget also to keep in mind how JUST AS EASILY the situations were innocent, they could be violent or in a bad way.
Yeah, if he would have gone home to get a semi-automatic pistol because he got hit in the back with a snowball... His parents must've seen this kind of behavior and aggression in him before at some point... and punched him in the face for it.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Gimli on November 06, 2010, 12:51:04 pm
Having lived both in the USA and Lithuania (Eastern Europe), I can honestly say that people in Eastern Europe have more true freedom than in the land of the free..

One of my friends moved to the USA to study in a private high school somewhere in Ohio. Before school started, he bought a car so he would have more freedom (remember: small town in Ohio).  He was shocked when he found out all the rules, e.g. he can't use his car without getting permission from the principal, he can't leave the premises anywhere after 8PM without permission, etc.. Worst of all, he's of age (18) to do all of those things legally :lol:
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Oliver on November 06, 2010, 07:17:10 pm
Was going to make a post about how the 1957 scenarios still apply here, but Jubin beat me to the punch.

S2 : The two described situations are very unrealistic models. For the 1957 one, I would highly doubt that the two students would magically become friends after being involved in a fist fight. Think about it, if you lost a fight against someone you hate, and the crowd even cheered his victory, wouldn't the first thing you think is to take revenge on him? As for the 2010 described situation - not a realistic model either. I don't think schools would take it to that level, unless if someone was killed or needed to be taken to hospital. At least that's how it is in Australia. Sorry, but the given scenario and outcomes need revising before any conclusions can be made.

I'm a very good friend with a guy who lost a fistfight to me - are you saying it's not realistic?

Everyone I've ever fought with are friends of mine now.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Lionel Valdes on November 06, 2010, 07:51:26 pm
l0l


Well..somewhere else it's vice-versa  :lol:
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Trobby888 on November 07, 2010, 05:15:20 am
Was going to make a post about how the 1957 scenarios still apply here, but Jubin beat me to the punch.

I'm a very good friend with a guy who lost a fistfight to me - are you saying it's not realistic?

Everyone I've ever fought with are friends of mine now.

What was the context? Was the opponent someone you initially hated? Was it just a practice free spar fight just before the competition? Why did you become friends with him in the end? Also, how long did it take for the two of you to become friends? Was it on the same day, or was it a couple of years later, at the time when the incident was forgotten?

On a different note, if what you are saying really is true, then that just proves the given 2010 model is not realistic. @ Chase : Were these scenarios just made up from the head, or did you actually get them from a reference?
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Oliver on November 07, 2010, 11:30:11 am
What was the context? Was the opponent someone you initially hated? Was it just a practice free spar fight just before the competition? Why did you become friends with him in the end? Also, how long did it take for the two of you to become friends? Was it on the same day, or was it a couple of years later, at the time when the incident was forgotten?

On a different note, if what you are saying really is true, then that just proves the given 2010 model is not realistic. @ Chase : Were these scenarios just made up from the head, or did you actually get them from a reference?

He was being a douche to me, yes, I hated him, it was a real fight, we just started talking and became friends, about a week or two.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Jserg on November 15, 2010, 01:38:34 pm
Almost all the 2010 scenarios does not apply here in Greece
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: ShaunSforza on November 22, 2010, 01:42:52 am
Sad how the world has changed, for the worse in these examples.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: HeyDude on December 09, 2010, 07:38:40 pm
Dayum, 1957 looks better, these days everyones like "Yo bruv, cum buy my green yeah? If yo don man, I'll merk you bruv" - gay chav with dildo up his arse.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Ben. on December 09, 2010, 09:50:37 pm
S2 : The two described situations are very unrealistic models. For the 1957 one, I would highly doubt that the two students would magically become friends after being involved in a fist fight.

There used to be honour and respect in fist-fighting. So in Britain's case, the model is correct ;)
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Cero on December 09, 2010, 10:10:21 pm
1957 is basicaly what Norway is like, except for a few points. Atleast where I live.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: HeyDude on December 10, 2010, 12:20:08 am
I suck at fighting so my tactic is, RUN AWAY!
Then come back with a knife.  :lol:
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Cero on December 10, 2010, 01:11:50 pm
I suck at fighting so my tactic is, RUN AWAY!
Then come back with a knife.  :lol:

I hope you are joking. If you bring a knife to a fist fight you're a fucking pussy.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Edmund on December 10, 2010, 01:16:29 pm
So true man....its kinda crazy to think how much world changes in 50 years

I couldn't agree even more : )
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: JayL on December 11, 2010, 05:03:19 am
Here it would be:

Situation 1: Vice Principal takes the gun, calls the kid's parents and has a talk -OR- Vice Principal calls the police. Jack's father would be taken to a police station and sign a term of responsibility and then let go. The situation would be reported in the media and quickly forgotten the next day.

Situation 2: 1957, most likely. Maybe the guy who got owned would call his little gang and a bigger fight would occur. Maybe someone would film the scene and publish it, and it would receive immediate media attention, but I doubt something else would happen.

Situation 3: Jeffrey would get warned several times by his teacher. Then he would either get kicked off the class or fight the teacher. Then he would have a talk with the VP, his parents called, but the same thing would happen the next day.

Situation 4: Billy's dad would also give him a good beating. If someone denounced Billy's father he would be arrested for breaking an anti-child aggression law staying in jail for a few days or sign a term of responsibility and be let free.

Situation 5: 1957.

Situation 6: 1957.

Situation 7: 1957.

Situation 8: 1957.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: Jamal on December 13, 2010, 05:02:11 am
Some points are good Some points are bad. Especially the gun thing. Say the VP lets the kid keep the gun. What did he bring it to school for?  :sig:. Death of innocent people and the shooter himself. If someone is willing to make a shooting out of bullying he needs to be moved away from that school or to therapy.

If it weren't for technological advance and the media culture today, life would be better. Instead of learning about discoveries about new life and cancer cure, we hear about a dress a famous person wears. Media=Money=Corruption.
Title: Re: High School - 1957 vs 2010
Post by: [SE]Dr_Pepper27 on March 10, 2011, 03:10:37 am
Yes, I'm bumping this for more people to see.

It's sad, really.

At Scenario #1, it pisses me off. Like, I'd love to go hunting before school, but sadly showing up with a gun is considered calling the FBI, SWAT, Military and everything, makes me mad.
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