Carl_S Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school. 1970 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up mates. 2008 - Police are called, Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. Mobiles with video of fight confiscated as evidence. They are charged with assault, ASBOs are taken out and both are suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences and parent meetings conducted. Video shown on 6 internet sites. Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other stu dents. 1970 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2008- Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Counselled to death. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability. Drops out of school. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him the slipper. 1970 - 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 is removed to foster care and joins a gang. Psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mum has an affair with the psychologist. Psychologist gets a promotion. Scenario: Mark, a college stu dent, brings cigarettes to school . 1970 - Mark shares a smoke with the school principal out on the smoking area. 2008 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug possession. His car is searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario: Mohammed fails high school English. 1970 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college. 2008 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and his English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Mohammed is given his qualification anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers, puts them in a model plane paint bottle and blows up an anthill. 1970 - Ants die. 2008 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpetrating acts of terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Scenario: Johnny falls during break and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him. 1970 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing. 2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. Becomes gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Vg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Very good, but are we talking 1978 in the title or 1970 in the thread? As I distinctly remember 1978 very well, but 1970 I was still in nappies, and so not be able to comment?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 It would be funny if it wasn't so generally true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dangerousandy Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 did the Ants die in 2008?LOL this is the way the country has gone............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 So sad but true... 1980 - Gav acts up in class, shouts at a teacher and shows disrespect, Gav is sent to the headmaster, and gets 6 of the best. Gav learns to behave... 2007 - Kid acts up in class, shouts at a teacher. Teacher reacts ands has kid removed from class. Kid is suspended and spends the day outside the school taunting kids and staff and being a vandal. Kid is accepted back into class and demotivates rest of student group. Another variation, kid has mobile phone, phone is confiscated, police are involved because school 'stole' phone. School ordered to hand back property and allow child to make phone calls when suits. TRUE STORY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 It would be funny if it wasn't so generally true. I was also thinking the same.. PC my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 So true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSC Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 So sad but true... 1980 - Gav acts up in class, shouts at a teacher and shows disrespect, Gav is sent to the headmaster, and gets 6 of the best. Gav learns to behave... 2007 - Kid acts up in class, shouts at a teacher. Teacher reacts ands has kid removed from class. Kid is suspended and spends the day outside the school taunting kids and staff and being a vandal. Kid is accepted back into class and demotivates rest of student group. Another variation, kid has mobile phone, phone is confiscated, police are involved because school 'stole' phone. School ordered to hand back property and allow child to make phone calls when suits. TRUE STORY! This country is very quickly going to hell in a handcart - just the threat of the cane was enough to make us respect teachers, and as for policemen, they put the fear of god into us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jarl Ayari Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 very sad but very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 This country is very quickly going to hell in a handcart - just the threat of the cane was enough to make us respect teachers, and as for policemen, they put the fear of god into us... :(So true. Respect was the norm. back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Very True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSC Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Let's face it, if you let kids get away with misbehaving, they will do it all the more - you wouldn't let a dog take a crap in the living room without punishing them, so why are kids allowed to get away with stuff ? We all grew up happy enough without all these ridiculous concessions - kids nowadays don't even seem to have the imagination to keep themselves amused without resorting to some sort of illegal activity or playing video games that will probably rot their brains away. This society has gone backwards over the last 20 years & the more we choose to emulate the USA the worse it gets - let me out of here !! /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_angry.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 It would be funny if it wasn't so generally true. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The world has gone mad. I sometimes wish we could turn back the time where people had respect for other people and other peoples belongings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burble Burble Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Good points well made, mind you, that Johnny was a bit of a numb nuts in 1978 wasn't he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 One more reason I like living abroad. Excellent thread. Nice to see this problem is the same on either side of the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 One more reason I like living abroad. Excellent thread. Nice to see this problem is the same on either side of the pond. Did you find this in the states? In my very brief experience most of the kids I saw on the streets in NY seemed okay...but I didn't go on the subway often or things like that so it probably bypassed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Did you find this in the states? In my very brief experience most of the kids I saw on the streets in NY seemed okay...but I didn't go on the subway often or things like that so it probably bypassed me. More and more it's going that way. It's just not as extreme. Still, it's coming. Spank a kid and you'll be arrested or have your kids taken away. The terrorist thing and Muhammed things really made me think. People and their causes. I'm tired of having to be nice to everybody and watching people who refuse to change to suit their surrounds ruin my country. Learn to speak English and abide by the laws in place or gtf out. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSC Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The world has gone mad. I sometimes wish we could turn back the time where people had respect for other people and other peoples belongings. Absolutely - we never locked our doors when we were kids - my old gran would close the curtains if a funeral party came past the house. If you were ill at school, the teachers would send you home knowing your neighbours would look after you until your parents got home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 More and more it's going that way. It's just not as extreme. Still, it's coming. Spank a kid and you'll be arrested or have your kids taken away. The terrorist thing and Muhammed things really made me think. People and their causes. I'm tired of having to be nice to everybody and watching people who refuse to change to suit their surrounds ruin my country. Learn to speak English and abide by the laws in place or gtf out. Period. Hear hear, that man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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