From: "Brian B. Riley" <brianbr@together.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 06:09:25 +0800
To: <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Subject: Re: Driver Licenses
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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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