CARDED?!?

[El Roranous]

I got carded buying lottery tickets, cigarettes and alcohol. I just laugh and show them my id. The always have to stare at it awhile.....and I just comment that I've got some good Panamanian genes that keep me looking youthful even with my bad vices.

I got some awesome Spanish blood in me.

 

[Bannister]

I got some awesome Spanish blood in me.

I just have pure awesomeness in my blood, which keeps me looking youthful and of course awesome.

 

[BadMoon]

I just have pure awesomeness in my blood, which keeps me looking youthful and of course awesome.

Nice...

 

[Jen]

You also walk around with a pretty big sword. I bet that helps too!

It DEFINITELY never hurts!!!

 

[BadMoon]

It DEFINITELY never hurts!!!

That's the problem! I bet it hurts like a son of a *****!

 

[cco805]

Don't be offended, I card people at my job all the time. Those stores that card people probably have a policy to card anyone that looks under 40, that's how my store is. The cashier is just doing their job. I actually wear a big button that says our store cards if someone looks under 40. Most of the time, people just show me their id, once or twice I get the difficult customer that gets mad. I do sometimes card people who looks over 40 (mostly women) just to make their day. You have no idea how happy that simple act can make some people. So next time, you're carded, don't be offended. The cashier doesn't think you're underage, you just look under the age that store has set for carding.

 

[BadMoon]

Don't be offended, I card people at my job all the time. Those stores that card people probably have a policy to card anyone that looks under 40, that's how my store is. The cashier is just doing their job. I actually wear a big button that says our store cards if someone looks under 40. Most of the time, people just show me their id, once or twice I get the difficult customer that gets mad. I do sometimes card people who looks over 40 (mostly women) just to make their day. You have no idea how happy that simple act can make some people. So next time, you're carded, don't be offended. The cashier doesn't think you're underage, you just look under the age that store has set for carding.

But how can you implement a policy that is clearly not the law. In my opinion that is a form of discrimination. If there is no law saying you cannot sell to someone then how can you turn them away?

 

[El Roranous]

But how can you implement a policy that is clearly not the law. In my opinion that is a form of discrimination. If there is no law saying you cannot sell to someone then how can you turn them away?

I tmight be law now dependent upon where you live.

If made law, the Family Entertainment Protection Act would be a "a prohibition against any business for selling or renting a Mature, Adults-Only, or Ratings Pending game to a person who is younger than seventeen." It would punish violators with unspecified fines, though it did not specify if the clerk who sold the game or the retailer where said clerk worked would be punished. "This provision is not aimed at punishing retailers who act in good faith to enforce the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) system," read a statement from Clinton's office.

While the retail part of the bill is similar to laws recently passed in Michigan, Illinois, and California, the Family Entertainment Protection Act goes much farther. It would authorize "the FTC to conduct an annual, random audit of retailers to determine how easy it is for young people to purchase Mature and Adults Only video games and report the findings to Congress." These findings would be part of a larger annual analysis of ESRB game ratings. "This analysis will help ensure that the ESRB ratings system accurately reflects the content in each game and that the ratings system does not change significantly over time," read Clinton's statement.

The bill would also allow private citizens to file complaints with the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) "if they find content to be misleading or deceptive." The BCP would issue an annual report on said complaints to Congress as part of the aforementioned annual review.

As justification for the act, Clinton's office claims that "video game content is getting more and more violent and sexually explicit." It cites the recent 10th Annual MediaWise Video and Computer Game Report Card, issued by the National Institute on Media and the Family, which gave the industry a "D+" and said the ESRB was "beyond repair." Also, the study's secret shopper program found that 42 percent of the time boys under 17 were able to buy M-rated games from retailers, with underage girls succeeding 46 percent of the time.


Plus I should add that a retail store has the right to choose who to sell to. If that's the manager's policy then he has the right to enforce it.

 

[UTtoyfan]

I got carded the other day at Walmart of all places! Was I buying alcohol? No, not this time. Cigarettes? Nope, don't smoke! It was for buying an R-rated movie. Yay! Have you guys seen this at other stores when buying DVDs?

 

[BadMoon]

I tmight be law now dependent upon where you live.

If made law, the Family Entertainment Protection Act would be a "a prohibition against any business for selling or renting a Mature, Adults-Only, or Ratings Pending game to a person who is younger than seventeen." It would punish violators with unspecified fines, though it did not specify if the clerk who sold the game or the retailer where said clerk worked would be punished. "This provision is not aimed at punishing retailers who act in good faith to enforce the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) system," read a statement from Clinton's office.

While the retail part of the bill is similar to laws recently passed in Michigan, Illinois, and California, the Family Entertainment Protection Act goes much farther. It would authorize "the FTC to conduct an annual, random audit of retailers to determine how easy it is for young people to purchase Mature and Adults Only video games and report the findings to Congress." These findings would be part of a larger annual analysis of ESRB game ratings. "This analysis will help ensure that the ESRB ratings system accurately reflects the content in each game and that the ratings system does not change significantly over time," read Clinton's statement.

The bill would also allow private citizens to file complaints with the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) "if they find content to be misleading or deceptive." The BCP would issue an annual report on said complaints to Congress as part of the aforementioned annual review.

As justification for the act, Clinton's office claims that "video game content is getting more and more violent and sexually explicit." It cites the recent 10th Annual MediaWise Video and Computer Game Report Card, issued by the National Institute on Media and the Family, which gave the industry a "D+" and said the ESRB was "beyond repair." Also, the study's secret shopper program found that 42 percent of the time boys under 17 were able to buy M-rated games from retailers, with underage girls succeeding 46 percent of the time.


Plus I should add that a retail store has the right to choose who to sell to. If that's the manager's policy then he has the right to enforce it.

So if a store only sold to just white or just black customers that is ok because the manager says so? It's the same thing isn't it?

 

[Reinhardt]

that's the funny thing between men and women...

when men get carded, we get pissed at the person asking

when women get carded, they want to marry the person asking

 

[BadMoon]

that's the funny thing between men and women...

when men get carded, we get pissed at the person asking

when women get carded, they want to marry the person asking

I am only mad because what I was trying to purchase was a freaking game. If it is enforced by the ATF I can understand and wouldn't get mad.

 

[El Roranous]

So if a store only sold to just white or just black customers that is ok because the manager says so? It's the same thing isn't it?

Not at all in my opinion. If anything this would be age discrimination but it's not even that. I find it funny that parents complain all the time about their kids watching what they are not supposed to but then when the parents go to the store and go through the measures to ensure their kid's safety they get pissed. Just deal with it guys. You got carded. You were still able to buy the game so what's the big deal. Kids aren't allowed to buy tickets to R rated movies so why should video games or movies in stores be any different. People can't have their cake and eat it too. It's seriously not even a hassle.

 

[El Roranous]

that's the funny thing between men and women...

when men get carded, we get pissed at the person asking

when women get carded, they want to marry the person asking

I don't get upset at all and don't see why men should. Most men are *******s so that is probably the reason why they get pissed. They need to learn to just deal.

 

[Reinhardt]

Not at all in my opinion. If anything this would be age discrimination but it's not even that. I find it funny that parents complain all the time about their kids watching what they are not supposed to but then when the parents go to the store and go through the measures to ensure their kid's safety they get pissed. Just deal with it guys. You got carded. You were still able to buy the game so what's the big deal. Kids aren't allowed to buy tickets to R rated movies so why should video games or movies in stores be any different. People can't have their cake and eat it too. It's seriously not even a hassle.

I agree with this totally.

plus, aren't games rated and require ID for Mature titles? I'm asking, I don't know for sure.

 

[El Roranous]

I am only mad because what I was trying to purchase was a freaking game. If it is enforced by the ATF I can understand and wouldn't get mad.

Why? You were still able to buy the game. If you had a kid and the game had nudity and extreme violence would you want him to easily be able to buy it?

If you guys don't want to be carded for mature content than they should stop carding for everything. Why hold back anything from minors. Movies, alcohol, porn? I don't care either way. I get what I want and don't understand why some people are getting so pissed about being carded.

 

[BadMoon]

Not at all in my opinion. If anything this would be age discrimination but it's not even that. I find it funny that parents complain all the time about their kids watching what they are not supposed to but then when the parents go to the store and go through the measures to ensure their kid's safety they get pissed. Just deal with it guys. You got carded. You were still able to buy the game so what's the big deal. Kids aren't allowed to buy tickets to R rated movies so why should video games or movies in stores be any different. People can't have their cake and eat it too. It's seriously not even a hassle.

So if I look like a parent in age I am still subject to childrens rules? I guess I should remember to get my milk money before I come to work every day. I should also always walk on the right and be kind to my teachers. And don't even get me started on parenting. LOL! I know where you stand on that as well so this past comment suprises me.

 

[tylerd]

Maybe she thought you put on the suit and wedding ring just so you'd look older? Just like McLovin in Superbad.

sounds like a sexy sandwich.

 

[El Roranous]

I am only mad because what I was trying to purchase was a freaking game. If it is enforced by the ATF I can understand and wouldn't get mad.

Is a church school zone any different than a county school zone? Yes, one has a required speed limit during times and the other just asks nicely. Are kids still in danger in both places? Yes. Do you need a law to slow down for the church children's safety?

 

[BadMoon]

Why? You were still able to buy the game. If you had a kid and the game had nudity and extreme violence would you want him to easily be able to buy it?

If you guys don't want to be carded for mature content than they should stop carding for everything. Why hold back anything from minors. Movies, alcohol, porn? I don't care either way. I get what I want and don't understand why some people are getting so pissed about being carded.

All of those are things parents should deal with. I knew not to get into that crap when I was a kid because my a$$ would have been beat. I think parents need to lose the time outs and start beating their kids.