A few examples to show the difference between the 1957 and the 2011 British society:
Scenario #1: Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2011 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark… Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario #2: Jeffrey will not be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good caning by the Headmaster… Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2011 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin… Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario #3: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad gives him a bloody good hiding with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2011 - Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse… Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang… Govt psychologist then tells Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison… Billy’s Mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario #4: Mark the Teacher gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Headmaster in the smoking room.
2011 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations… Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario #5: Ahmed fails high school English course.
1957 - Ahmed studies harder, passes English, then goes to college, and returns to Middle east to become successful business man
2011 - Ahmed's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. unions and civil liberty files class action lawsuit against state school system and Ahmed's English teacher… English banned from core curriculum… Ahmed given diploma anyway… but ends up mowing lawns as an illegal immigrant and planning terrorist attacks for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario #6: Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks for Royal celebration, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2011 - MI5 and police Security, called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, MI5 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 #7: Johnny falls while running during playtime 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.
2011 - 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 later commits suicide .
