Difference in Perception

[Sage]

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.

[Android 23]

LOL, a little extreme, but funny none-the-less! And sadly, not too far from the truth. -.-;;;

[Pinky]

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.

Most of them are ridiculous, but this one is actually horrifyingly common.

[Kaden]

I was about to say the same thing, actually. America is waaaaay over medicated.

[Ander]

The examples used are purposefully exaggerated, but I see the idea behind them. And it's very sad indeed.

[Super Buu]

Seen this before, I did one of those sad smiles.

[Vad]

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.

[Cain]

Coffee, like ritalin, is a stimulant. The difference is self medication, and lower doses. Many people do it, and it works.

[Sage]

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

[Vad]

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.

[Sage]

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.

[Alexander Trafford]

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'.

[Vad]

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?

[Vad]

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.

[Piper Juunanagou]

Alcohol speeds up your body's heat loss.

[Vad]

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...

[Lucifer]

Alcohol's a depressant.
Sorry for leading the thread further down this garden path of stupidity.

[Sage]

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.

[Vad]

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?

[Alexander Trafford]

If it makes you feel warmer, then all the power to you.