Sad but true! the decay of society

[oxcowboy]

I really like this email I got. Unfortunately, it's true but something to think about in terms of where our society is, and unfortunately is going. Thought it needed to be shared.

 

1953 vs 2006

 

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

1953 - 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.

 

1953 - 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: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

 

1953 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal.

Sits still in class.

2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.

School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

 

 

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad

gives him a whipping.

 

1953 - 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.

 

1953 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal who has a

headache also.

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

Car searched for drugs and weapons.

 

Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.

 

1953 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at

a special school for expectant mothers.

2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who

notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets

an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given

condoms and told to be more careful next time.

 

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

 

1953 : Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2006 : Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party.

Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching

English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class

action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English

teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English

 

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

1953 - 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.

1953 - 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

[keram]

Yup, this is a difference and the difference is made, because few more people get involved. I call them "suckers", but generaly they are known as " bottom feeders ". Whatever it takes to make a buck.

[Bernie]

Boy is that ever true. Several years ago my son had a spent 30.30 shell case in his pocket at school. He showed it to a classmate and a teacher spotted it. Well did that ever stir things up! I had phone calls from Principles to police. Unbelievable. My dad carried a .410 to school so he could hunt on the way home.

[Tybo]

Their was a kid in high school that shot himself in the girls change room.

Most of the school heard about it at morning announcements the next day.

School carry on like nothing happened.

Know days they would have the hole school in for counseling.

Even if you didn't know him.

[urbanangler1990]

wow very interesting, thnx for this...

[urbanangler1990]

Their was a kid in high school that shot himself in the girls change room.

Most of the school heard about it at morning announcements the next day.

School carry on like nothing happened.

Know days they would have the hole school in for counseling.

Even if you didn't know him.

 

i completly disagree, I AM in skool and some bad things have happend, all we get is the announcement next day...

[Terry]

well, sound all too true to me

[douG]

Not exactly the same society here, but I understand your issues - not enough Police!

[Daplumma]

Interesting read Jason.Some parts of this country have become so sensitive and PC that I can hardly stand it.As John Prine says.."It makes no sense when common sense dont make no sense at all"

Joe

[urbanangler1990]

society looks like it was muchhh better back then, wow that is terrible, i just had to read it again, sadd...

Edited February 27, 2007 by urbanangler1990

[bigfish1965]

Well if I had a kid and the principal 'paddled' him..the principal could expect the same (or worse) from me.

Fact of the matter is kids today are LESS likely to become violent then we were.

[Motorhead]

When I was in elementary school my female teacher used to spank me everyday...

Now I have to pay big-bucks...

[cisco]

Violence has its place. Proof is in the pudding.

[muskiebobsr]

I usually stay out of this type of forum but being one of the oldest here I think I have seen more changes then the rest of you. Dr Spock started the trend to kids with no respect for anything actually. I never beat one of my kids but they felt the sting of a good swat on the butt. The ruler from the teacher a couple of times taught be to open my mouth when I was suppose to not when I wanted to. I never had to get one of my kids out of Jail or a crack house. I think stern but fair is the way to go. The fellow that wanted to nail the priciple for swatting his kid on the butt is probably the reason his kid needed swating. Lol My thoughts on this and I have a right to my thoughts. The same as you do. Bob

[OhioFisherman]

Canadians may be more civilized, a couple of area high schools here, including the one my kids have been closed due to bomb threats. Area hospital had bomb threats. Shooting at a Cleveland High school last week and a near riot at another.

 

The respect for others seems to have disappeared here.

[Roy]

It's not only there, Paul. In my own backyard it's as bad as anywhere else although lotsa folks like to find worst places...helps make them feel good. We are now paying for our ME generation and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel.

People are no longer held responsible for their actions.

[OhioFisherman]

Roy it is country here where I am at, we had like 21 people arrested last week? at a house(mini farm) for chicken fighting, 6 year old kid and a 16 year old handcuffed and people whining about it. How do the police know how they will re-act. The police need to secure the scene for their own safety, why not whine about the stupidity of the parents taking kids to illegal activities?

 

The police don`t know if the kid will go out to a car and get a gun, LOL everyone has them here and too many wind up in kids hands. Real hard to teach the kids if you don`t know how to act. Ya a me and mine generation. Yours? only if you lock it up and guard it!

[Marc Thorpe]

Basic problem

we have lost the basic fundamental values on how both countries were founded

 

We have become a complacent society

 

There is more violence today in the world,the streets than any other period

Its just presented in a more subtle way

Only thing that has changed,the violence that exist elswhere in the world is now in our street among our youths at a higher rate than any other generation

 

That is the decay of society

 

In Montreal 2007, 6 murders out of 7 are street gang related by teenagers and 20 year old's

Great parenting I km

Seems it was more peacefull when crime was organized

 

What about Me ,none is accountable

How true Roy

[blaque]

Judgement days a' comin soon folks! Seriously though, ya have to look to the media for alot of this deterioration. Look at the evolution of the music industry. Back in the day, it was parents appauled at Elvis gyrating his hips, thats the worst the youth had to emulate lol. Now every video on MTV is just full of guys worryin about their 22" wheels , how shiny the paint is on their ride, and the girls are pretty much naked lookin for the guy with the "most banginest" ride and whos got the most "ice" on his neck. Every song i hear on the pop stations has to do with gettin yours, and pretty much straight up sex, image, looks, and money. Man i could go on with this topic literally for weeks on end lol. I gotta end it though or Ill have gone thru my day here at work without getting a thing done lol.

[OhioFisherman]

 

 

 

Stop

Hip-Hop!

[Cookslav]

kids today are LESS likely to become violent then we were.

I don't know that I would agree with that...

Its different in every region I would bet, but as a whole I would guess the opposite to be true.

I don't need to look further then Kids I see every day.

90% of them are good kids...but even the good ones seem to talk the talk, dress the part, and have a sense of entitlement about them.

Its fashionable to be bad unfortunately.

But I completely agree the Paddle statement...

Any teacher smacks either of my 2 girls...they had better go into hiding.

My Wife and I will discipline my Children, if its a repeat problem...I'll swat

I've no issue with spanking, but I want to be the one to set the limit...everyone’s different

 

why not whine about the stupidity of the parents taking kids to illegal activities?

True...

Kids are only as bad as we allow them to be. If you raise 'em right, and give them a sense of right & wrong, & some how manage to keep them humble....they should be just fine.