1988 May/June issue Part 1

The Escalation of evil

We sometimes smile at those who sentimentally imagine that the past was not nearly so bad as the present. Were they really “the good old days”? A study conducted by the Fullerton, California, police department and the California department  of education cannot be dismissed as sentimentality.  Compare the leading school discipline problems (Time, February 1, 1988).

1940's                                                                                   1980's
Talking                                                                                 Drug use
Chewing gum                                                                    Alcohol abuse
Making noise                                                                    Pregnancy
Running in hallways                                                       Suicide
Getting out of place in line                                         Rape
Wearing improper clothing                                        Robbery
Not putting paper in wastebasket                           Assault
                                                                                               Burglary
                                                                                               Arson
                                                                                               Bombings