NODE b77ab5eaRe: Driver Licenses
"Brian B. Riley" <brianbr@together.net>Tue, 10 Feb 1998 06:09:25 +0800
On 2/9/98 12:25 PM, Tim May (tcmay@got.net) passed this wisdom:
>Lucky is right that that "underage stings" are on the increase.
>Underage persons, often in high school, beome self-righteour
>warriors in the War On Demon Rum, and "narc out" their local
>shopkeepers.
As I write this there are advertisements up in the halls at the HS
(obviously with school blessings) where I teach (a few miles east of
Burlington, VT) specifically soliciting 17 year olds to work for a
private company under contract to the state to 'test buy' tobacco
products. I haven't heard about any takers yet nor anything backfiring.
>Hey, it would serve these junior narcs right if, upon being carded
>and being shown to be underage, a store owner made a citizen's
>arrest. Perhaps putting the perp in the back freezer for a few
>hours would send a message.
I wonder, though, how long it would go on if some shopkeeper indeed did
this? But, is it a crime to try to buy booze or tobacco underage, if you
do not try to show fraudulent indentification?
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NODE b766d92fRe: Driver Licenses
Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com>Tue, 10 Feb 1998 17:01:22 +0800
At 04:53 PM 2/9/98 -0500, Brian B. Riley wrote:
> I wonder, though, how long it would go on if some shopkeeper indeed did
>this? But, is it a crime to try to buy booze or tobacco underage, if you
>do not try to show fraudulent indentification?
Depends on the state; in many places it's a crime both for the
buyer and the seller.
Thanks!
Bill
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