Another brilliant new law

[LaRana]

I had to show ID for buying a 3-pack of STP (the gasoline Supplement for getting better gas mileage), and I am a 24 year old married woman without children.

To me the whole argument against the "it takes a village" is sad when you look at the world the way it is today. It has come to the point where the general populous has had to step in and set up these kinds of rules in order to protect children because there are so many parents & guardians that are not taking the necessary steps to do so themselves. It shouldn't have to "take a village" because it is supposed to "take a family" to raise a child. HOWEVER - there are so many children these days that don't have a conventional family unit with a mother and a father figure that teach them good morals, values, and watch over them to make sure they aren't out huffing vapors! How sad it is that there are beautiful young children out there that don't have people that don't have parents to show loving care for them and their futures and set them up to lead happy, successful lives.

I applaud the parents that do the right thing & bring their children up right, show them love & concern, teach them good morals, and watch over them with tender care. It shows that these parents truly appreciate these precious gifts from God - their children.

[finn's mom]

I think it's extreme, too, but, I don't care either way. I carry my driver's license with me everywhere I go. I've forgotten it on occassion, and, haven't been able to get a pack of smokes for my older brother, a lotto ticket, etc. I'll be 29 in September, but, I look a lot younger. I know when I worked in a photo lab in a grocery store, we sold the cigarettes back there, and, i carded everyone. I only had a handful of people who got bent out of shape about it, most people were cool with it. I've not bought spray paint or anything like that, so, I haven't experienced that. I did get carded for explicit lyrics on a cd recently though. Things are a changin', that's for sure. Maybe if adults and children would straighten up and fly right, we could get back to trusting people. Until then, though, things like this will continue to happen.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Huffing and Grafitti both are really bad problems here so they have paint on mega-lockdown lol. In most places, they check your ID before they even unlock the cage where the paint is kept.

Although it is interesting to note that I get carded on a regular basis when I buy glue or paint for my models, yet I can go back to the SAME store and buy beer and not even looked at twice.

Does that make any sense?

[Lady's Human]

Again, these laws would not exist without pandering politicians and the fools who vote for them.

"Huffing", despite what news stories say, is NOT a new phenomenon. When I was growing up it was "whippets" (inhaling the Nitrous Oxide from whipped cream cans), and other inhalants. Funny, you can still buy whipped cream, and they still use nitrous as the propellant.

STOP PASSING NEW LAWS AND ENFORCE THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS!!!!!!

Heinlein had a good idea about laws. Every law should have an expiration, and it would need a 2/3 majority to keep it on the books past that date. The time legislatures would spend on renewing legislation alone would limit their time to come up with new foolishness.

I will never understand how people constantly moan and complain about the laws in this country, yet incumbents in the US Congress have a 90%+ re-election rate, and in most state and local legislatures it's closer to 100%. IF you don't like the laws, don't vote for 'em.

[ILoveReptiles]

Originally posted by Brody's Mum
has the world gone mad?

Yes, I'm afraid so

[catnapper]

LOL.... went to walmart today. This time for spraypaint and a plastic drop cloth. No carding necessary! I don't get it!

[IRescue452]

We get carded around here for buying tp, eggs, and similar items during the homecoming time of year. As for walmart, I always take my id because they can card for glue, markers, paint, medicines, ext. I've only gotten carded twice, once for cough syrup and once for an R movie.