1945 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2014 - Police called and they arrest Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programmes for 3 months. School principals hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programs.
Scenario :
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1945 -Robbie sent to the office and given six of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2014 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD - result deemed to be positive. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and school gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.
Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a few hits across his backside with his belt.
1945 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2014 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care, joins a gang and ends up in jail.
Scenario :
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1945 - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. Passes exams, becomes a solicitor.
2014- Police called, car searched for drugs and weapons. Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a dropout.
Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Cracker night, puts them in a paint tin and blows up a wasp's nest.
1945 - Wasps die.
2014- Police and Anti-Terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly in an plane again.
Scenario :
Johnny falls over while running during morning school break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.
1945 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing footie. No damage done.
2014 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy and ends up a self-centred brat.
This should remind us how stupid we have become because of all the do-gooders and a society minority. No one has the balls to stop them.
However I was about sixteen living in the middle of nowhere when with a few other local lads decided to spend a couple of days in an old building, no roof,no windows or doors just stone walls and try living off the land for a bit.
Well guess who made a crude bomb from black powder and tossed it into the fire late one night once of course everyone was drunk? Heheheh . Great training for the rest of my life!
However I was about sixteen living in the middle of nowhere when with a few other local lads decided to spend a couple of days in an old building, no roof,no windows or doors just stone walls and try living off the land for a bit.
Well guess who made a crude bomb from black powder and tossed it into the fire late one night once of course everyone was drunk? Heheheh . Great training for the rest of my life!
However I was about sixteen living in the middle of nowhere when with a few other local lads decided to spend a couple of days in an old building, no roof,no windows or doors just stone walls and try living off the land for a bit.
Well guess who made a crude bomb from black powder and tossed it into the fire late one night once of course everyone was drunk? Heheheh . Great training for the rest of my life!
Ralph.
chicken strangler.
My mate was standing around a camp fire One drunk thru on some petrol for a laugh. my mate spent 4 months in hospital with external & internal burns, then died. It seemed funny at the time Daz
Another of those "good old day's" stories about things that never where and/or fail to mention a whole stack of "bad old days" stuff. I wasn't alive in 1945 but the stories my parents told me were horrific enough. Personally I prefer today and I reckon those "do gooders" (whoever they are) have, on balance have brought about a much better and much fairer society.
Dave
-- Edited by D and D on Tuesday 2nd of September 2014 10:36:28 PM
Another of those "good old day's" stories about things that never where and/or fail to mention a whole stack of "bad old days" stuff. I wasn't alive in 1945 but the stories my parents told me were horrific enough. Personally I prefer today and I reckon those "do gooders" (whoever they are) have, on balance have brought about a much better and much fairer society.
Dave
-- Edited by D and D on Tuesday 2nd of September 2014 10:36:28 PM
The original post was part joke and part fact. I'm sure a lot of bad things happened way back, but not like today. I was born in 1941, and while I can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning !! I do remember those earlier years. One thing that sticks in my mind is crime. When I was a young kid, we had no serious crime. Doors were left unlocked, keys left in the car. And we had a few "Do Gooders" but no one really took much notice. A fairer society you say, I can't really comment on that but I do now that today, even in Tasmania, you have to lock your doors, lock your car and if you go out at night, you're always looking over your shoulder for some punk who will stick a knife in you to get a few Dollars. Regretably, times have changed dramatically since 1945...
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I do remember those earlier years. One thing that sticks in my mind is crime. When I was a young kid, we had no serious crime. Doors were left unlocked, keys left in the car. And we had a few "Do Gooders" but no one really took much notice. A fairer society you say, I can't really comment on that but I do now that today, even in Tasmania, you have to lock your doors, lock your car and if you go out at night, you're always looking over your shoulder for some punk who will stick a knife in you to get a few Dollars. Regretably, times have changed dramatically since 1945...
