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Difference in Perception - Sage - 01-29-2009
I found it interesting. I don't necessarily agree with it's message. Not all of it, anyway. But it is interesting.
School 1957 Vs 2007
Scenario :
Jack goes rabbit shooting before school,
pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's rifle,
goes to his car and gets his rifle & chats with Jack about guns.
2007 - School goes into lock down, Star Force called, Jack hauled off to jail
and never sees his ute or gun again. Counsellors called in
for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.
Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario:
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state
because Robbie has a disability.
Scenario :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour'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.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse.
Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang.
State psychologist tells Billy's sister 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 aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario :
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
Newspaper articles appear nationally
explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist.
AFRE 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 cannot speak English.
Scenario :
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a bullant nest.
1957 - Ants die.
2007- Star Force, Federal Police & Anti-terrorism Squad called.
Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, Feds investigate 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.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
Difference in Perception - Android 23 - 01-29-2009
LOL, a little extreme, but funny none-the-less! And sadly, not too far from the truth. -.-;;;
Difference in Perception - Pinky - 01-29-2009
Quote:Scenario:Most of them are ridiculous, but this one is actually horrifyingly common.
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state
because Robbie has a disability.
Difference in Perception - Kaden - 01-29-2009
I was about to say the same thing, actually. America is waaaaay over medicated.
Difference in Perception - Ander - 01-29-2009
The examples used are purposefully exaggerated, but I see the idea behind them. And it's very sad indeed.
Difference in Perception - Super Buu - 01-29-2009
Seen this before, I did one of those sad smiles.
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Our country loves to plan for the worst, hope for the best....
When the worst part of that sentence is never over turned even when it's complete bullshit.
Difference in Perception - Cain - 01-29-2009
Coffee, like ritalin, is a stimulant. The difference is self medication, and lower doses. Many people do it, and it works.
Difference in Perception - Sage - 01-29-2009
Ritalin's a stimulant?
Sure as hell doesn't seem like it. Alcohol's a stimulant in small doses, too, but you don't see people drinking liquor to stay alert. O.o
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Sage Wrote:Ritalin's a stimulant?
Sure as hell doesn't seem like it. Alcohol's a stimulant in small doses, too, but you don't see people drinking liquor to stay alert. O.o
They drink it to stay warm. Irish Brandy at football games. Especially a Patriots game in New England where its fucking freezing. It creates heat.
Difference in Perception - Sage - 01-29-2009
Vad Wrote:They drink it to stay warm. Irish Brandy at football games. Especially a Patriots game in New England where its fucking freezing. It creates heat.
This is a misconception. Just like Stewie was going to say before Brian told him to shut up, alcohol will actually make you more susceptible to the cold. You think you're warm because of the burning sensation. You're not.
Difference in Perception - Alexander Trafford - 01-29-2009
Cain Wrote:Coffee, like ritalin, is a stimulant. The difference is self medication, and lower doses. Many people do it, and it works.
Isn't ritalin a stimulant for people that don't actually have ADD? I thought if you had ADD or ADHD, ritalin acted like a 'downer'.
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Sage Wrote:This is a misconception. Just like Stewie was going to say before Brian told him to shut up, alcohol will actually make you more susceptible to the cold. You think you're warm because of the burning sensation. You're not.
Your comparing it to Family Guy?
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Alexander Trafford Wrote:Isn't ritalin a stimulant for people that don't actually have ADD? I thought if you had ADD or ADHD, ritalin acted like a 'downer'.
Correct. It's essentially the chill pill for ADHD people. I've been on ritalin...it mellowed me out...alot. I've been clean since March 08..which is a nice achievement.
I essentially said, "Fuck taking medicine" and just stopped.
Difference in Perception - Piper Juunanagou - 01-29-2009
Alcohol speeds up your body's heat loss.
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Piper Juunanagou Wrote:Alcohol speeds up your body's heat loss.
But nothing is denying that if you bundle up and capture the heat, you'll in turn warm your clothing. Creating an insulation layer, thus reheating your body...
Difference in Perception - Lucifer - 01-29-2009
Alcohol's a depressant.
Sorry for leading the thread further down this garden path of stupidity.
Difference in Perception - Sage - 01-29-2009
Lucien Wrote:Alcohol's a depressant.
Sorry for leading the thread further down this garden path of stupidity.
Nobody said it wasn't. A very small dose is a stimulant. A large/normal dose is a depressant. Again, nobody said it wasn't. O.o
And Vad... no. It doesn't work that way.
Difference in Perception - Vad - 01-29-2009
Sage Wrote:Nobody said it wasn't. A very small dose is a stimulant. A large/normal dose is a depressant. Again, nobody said it wasn't. O.o
And Vad... no. It doesn't work that way.
A fool can dream?
Difference in Perception - Alexander Trafford - 01-29-2009
If it makes you feel warmer, then all the power to you.