Carded/ID'ed?..O RLY?

[akmarksman]

While I was purchasing Star Trek and L4D2 today..I was not asked for my ID.
As is the case for every 18+ game I've bought.

However..the last 2 times I went to buy canned air/compressed air..the cashiers always ask for my ID.

So huffing is more dangerous than violent/graphic/bloody video games? wow.

Personally if you huff and die..I laugh.I have no remorse for huffers and drug users.

If I die because of video games(such as that kid in Asia who died while playing WoW for 48 hours)..then by all means..laugh at me.

 

[Otaru Ikari]

Not your fault. You should bring it up with management why they don't ID for the games and movies.

Wait...is this the same place you buy the air?

 

[Gralian]

People don't die by playing violent video games... They make others die (or so says the media) if you look at cases like that kid here in england who asphyxiated his mate after seeing it done in manhunt and he actually died.

I think people care about whether someone will seriously harm themselves, which is why something physical like compressed air is why they ID you, video games can cause no explicit harm... it's all implicit as to whether the child / minor will be affected when he watches it.

I never knew that you could be ID'd for buying compressed air, though. What's next? ID for buying gluesticks?

 

[Ciarang]

Does anyone else feel really under pressure when someone mentions compresses air?... Wait, that's just me.

I wouldn't know about getting ID'd for anything, since I don't have one.

 

[akmarksman]

Not your fault. You should bring it up with management why they don't ID for the games and movies.

Wait...is this the same place you buy the air?

Otaru..good point.Definitely going to make a scene about it because I do shop there and have seen carts with copies of GoW2 and 11year olds whining about playing it..

This is infact the same place I buy the air.
The store is a chain..it's Fred Meyers/Krogers and they have all the goodies in the Home Electronics department.
I've been shopping there for years..ever since they opened the place up.

What's funny is I read the label on the compressed air and it has a irritant so it can't be huffed..well I mean if you are going to huff anyways..whats going to stop you?

 

[Otaru Ikari]

Not your fault. You should bring it up with management why they don't ID for the games and movies.

Wait...is this the same place you buy the air?

Otaru..good point.Definitely going to make a scene about it because I do shop there and have seen carts with copies of GoW2 and 11year olds whining about playing it..

This is infact the same place I buy the air.
The store is a chain..it's Fred Meyers/Krogers and they have all the goodies in the Home Electronics department.
I've been shopping there for years..ever since they opened the place up.

What's funny is I read the label on the compressed air and it has a irritant so it can't be huffed..well I mean if you are going to huff anyways..whats going to stop you?

We used to have Fred Meyer's here in Utah as well, not sure why they shut all of them down, but they were gone for a long time now so doesn't matter now I guess.

As for the 11 year old thing, I guess all the employee can do is make sure what the parent is buying for the kid. My local Gamestop does that all the time.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

they id you for compressed air? as in the can of air to blow out a computer?

that's retarded, almost as much as game stores claiming it's the law to id for games. i've informed a couple it's not the law, however misrepresenting the law and laws is illegal

 

[Distorted Stu]

I was never ID'd pro-18. Soon as i was 18 they asked for ID left right and center. 19 now and i get ID'd for certain things (alcho, fireworks, nightclubs etc)

Games and potential lethal objects are a big diffrence. When i got borderlands they just went "im guessing youre 18, here you go". When i got some fireworks earlier this month they asked for it.. which makes sense.

 

[Woodsey]

Am I the only one that thinks the OP is very odd?

Yes huffing (whatever the fuck that is - snorting a deodorant can?) is more dangerous than video games, mainly due to them not being real. Nor having any evidence (what so ever) on them leading to kill people.

Oh, and you contradict yourself by talking about huffing that can kill you, and if it does (really, not a clue what it is) then I'm sure it does it better and more efficiently than a 48 hour stint on WoW.

 

[Superbeast]

they id you for compressed air? as in the can of air to blow out a computer?

that's retarded, almost as much as game stores claiming it's the law to id for games. i've informed a couple it's not the law, however misrepresenting the law and laws is illegal

Not sure where you're from, but here in the UK it is law that you have to ID for anything of "restricted sale", which includes age-rated games. It's exactly the same as tobacco and alcohol.

If a vendor sells an age-restricted product to someone under-age (or someone suspected of supplying it to someone under-age) then the individual can face a £3,000 fine and up to 5 years in prison; and the store in question can face an unlimited fine as well as losing its sales license (I think the personal fine/sentence is correct, it's been some months since my last legal refresher training. But over here it would be compulsory to ID someone for a 12/15/18-rate game depending on what age you suspect they are).

I know this example is in the USA, but I also know that some laws vary depending on state. So it may be in the OP's case that it is State-law to ID for games.

As for the compressed air, has anyone considered the fact that it's *compressed* and therefore explosive if mishandled? You don't see many Xbox games exploding if left on the back seat of a hot car/thrown in a fire, or crushed.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

they id you for compressed air? as in the can of air to blow out a computer?

that's retarded, almost as much as game stores claiming it's the law to id for games. i've informed a couple it's not the law, however misrepresenting the law and laws is illegal

Not sure where you're from, but here in the UK it is law that you have to ID for anything of "restricted sale", which includes age-rated games. It's exactly the same as tobacco and alcohol.

If a vendor sells an age-restricted product to someone under-age (or someone suspected of supplying it to someone under-age) then the individual can face a £3,000 fine and up to 5 years in prison; and the store in question can face an unlimited fine as well as losing its sales license (I think the personal fine/sentence is correct, it's been some months since my last legal refresher training. But over here it would be compulsory to ID someone for a 12/15/18-rate game depending on what age you suspect they are).

I know this example is in the USA, but I also know that some laws vary depending on state. So it may be in the OP's case that it is State-law to ID for games.

As for the compressed air, has anyone considered the fact that it's *compressed* and therefore explosive if mishandled? You don't see many Xbox games exploding if left on the back seat of a hot car/thrown in a fire, or crushed.

i'm Canadian and no it's not the law. they tried to do this in the States a few times and each time they do, the law has been challenged and made invalid.

most things over here, such as restricted movies and M rated games are self regulated, at least in the States and each province in Canada has their own film board but no video game rating system. so stopping people from going into an R rated movie or buying an M rated game is purely up to the store and has nothing to do with the law

 

[SyphonX]

The kid didn't die "from playing WoW". He died from a whole cocktail of curious things, sleep deprivation being the catalyst.

Guess what. Did you know that if you go to the Emergency Room, you will more than likely be tended to by someone who has been on shift for 18 hours or more..

Hmm.. I don't know. What's more serious: Staying up and playing WoW, or staying up and handling needles and various intense medical equipment on a human life?

If you really want go down the rabbit hole, do a little research on how many people are killed or "die" from general medical error and misdiagnosis every single year. Then, parallel that with how many people are killed in relation to video games. Then you'll see why I don't give a super-flying shit about what any 'medical official' says about video games.

What should people be more concerned about? Video games, obviously.

 

[The_Healer]

Err.. cool?

I'm not really sure what point you are trying to make. Games are far less dangerous than compressed air, however you look at it.

 

[zombflux]

The kid didn't die "from playing WoW". He died from a whole cocktail of curious things, sleep deprivation being the catalyst.

Guess what. Did you know that if you go to the Emergency Room, you will more than likely be tended to by someone who has been on shift for 18 hours or more..

Hmm.. I don't know. What's more serious: Staying up and playing WoW, or staying up and handling needles and various intense medical equipment on a human life?

If you really want go down the rabbit hole, do a little research on how many people are killed or "die" from general medical error and misdiagnosis every single year. Then, parallel that with how many people are killed in relation to video games. Then you'll see why I don't give a super-flying shit about what any 'medical official' says about video games.

What should people be more concerned about? Video games, obviously.

You can't die from sleep deprivation.

I've never been carded for buying 18+ games or R rated movies. I think a lot of cashiers don't even know they're supposed to or just don't care.

Am I the only one that thinks the OP is very odd?

Yes huffing (whatever the fuck that is - snorting a deodorant can?) is more dangerous than video games, mainly due to them not being real. Nor having any evidence (what so ever) on them leading to kill people.

Oh, and you contradict yourself by talking about huffing that can kill you, and if it does (really, not a clue what it is) then I'm sure it does it better and more efficiently than a 48 hour stint on WoW.

with you.

 

[SyphonX]

The kid didn't die "from playing WoW". He died from a whole cocktail of curious things, sleep deprivation being the catalyst.

Guess what. Did you know that if you go to the Emergency Room, you will more than likely be tended to by someone who has been on shift for 18 hours or more..

Hmm.. I don't know. What's more serious: Staying up and playing WoW, or staying up and handling needles and various intense medical equipment on a human life?

If you really want go down the rabbit hole, do a little research on how many people are killed or "die" from general medical error and misdiagnosis every single year. Then, parallel that with how many people are killed in relation to video games. Then you'll see why I don't give a super-flying shit about what any 'medical official' says about video games.

What should people be more concerned about? Video games, obviously.

You can't die from sleep deprivation.

I've never been carded for buying 18+ games or R rated movies. I think a lot of cashiers don't even know they're supposed to or just don't care.

You 'can', but ultimately not solely from sleep deprivation. If someone has a heart condition or a poor circulatory system, then they are putting themselves at risk. There are too many conditions where sleep deprivation triggers sudden problems. It's not healthy to deprive your body of sleep, anyway you look at it. Pulling an all-nighter to play a game isn't exactly insane, either. Just saying..

 

[Frankydee]

I've gotten carded for WD40.

Although I rarely got carded for buying alcohol.

 

[zombflux]

The kid didn't die "from playing WoW". He died from a whole cocktail of curious things, sleep deprivation being the catalyst.

Guess what. Did you know that if you go to the Emergency Room, you will more than likely be tended to by someone who has been on shift for 18 hours or more..

Hmm.. I don't know. What's more serious: Staying up and playing WoW, or staying up and handling needles and various intense medical equipment on a human life?

If you really want go down the rabbit hole, do a little research on how many people are killed or "die" from general medical error and misdiagnosis every single year. Then, parallel that with how many people are killed in relation to video games. Then you'll see why I don't give a super-flying shit about what any 'medical official' says about video games.

What should people be more concerned about? Video games, obviously.

You can't die from sleep deprivation.

Uhh.

"One of the possible side effects of a continued lack of sleep is death. Usually this is the result of the fact that the immune system is weakened without sleep. The number of white blood cells within the body decreases, as does the activity of the remaining white blood cells. The body also decreases the amount of growth hormone produced (8). The ability of the body to metabolize sugar declines, turning sugar into fat. One study stated that people who sleep less than four hours per night are three times more likely to die within the next six years (11). Although the longest a human has remained awake was eleven days rats that are continually deprived of sleep die within two to five weeks, generally due to their severely weakened immune system "

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1690

You can't die from sleep deprivation.

 

[quiet_samurai]

for my ID.

So huffing is more dangerous than violent/graphic/bloody video games? wow.

Do you seriously need to ask this?

Actually no, huffing is proven to stimulate hair folicles, whiten teeth, and regulate your digestive tract. I hear it's what got Lance Armstrong through all his championships. It's like Wheaties and happiness.... except you inhale it... and it makes your face gold.

 

[delet]

I'm pretty sure no game requires you to be 18+ to buy them. That'd make them Adult Only (AO) and we all know that nobody sells those at stores...

M rated games are 17+, though. I know I got carded when trying to buy Borderlands a few weeks ago. Damned annoying, considering I turn 17 on Monday, it's one of those things where I'm so close they might as well go ahead and let me buy it alone... and then they say no because I'm not officially 17 yet. blah

 

[Aardvark]

Grow facial hair. People with full mustaches and beards are only carded to check if they're licensed to be that awesome.

Does not actually work until you have a full beard/mustache.