WE check I.D........WTF????

[JohnnyKnoxville]

OK I was in the checkout line today at Kmart and noticed a sign at the register.I'm sure you've see them before,the we check id.Well this one was different,it said we check id for puchasers of music CDs labled with a parental advisory .You must be 17 to purchase .
Sooo WTF this is new to me.It seems like a knee jerk reaction to non-existant problem.I'm sure its just a Kmart policy,but how politically correct can you get.You guys make think so what im 17 but what about if you are a stock holder.Teens account for a large percent of music sales.Anybody have any opinions about this????

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

it's to cover their ass. im sure they would like to sell it to you from a business point of view. but what if you are underage, buy the latest gangsta cd and go and kill a bunch of kids. kmart could be sued just like sony, nintendo, id, etc is being sued right now because of their games. i think cc and eb are no longer selling games rated M to people under 18 (ask for id). sorry

 

[RGN]

Wal-mart too.

Are you 16 still?

 

[paruhd0x]

Buy a cd?

 

[psteng19]

JohnnyKnoxville is over 17???
judging by the content of his replies, i thought he was much younger

on a more serious note, I know that WALmart asked for ID when i bought octane booster and Counter-Strike. The cash registers sound an alert that remind the cashier to check for various items that require proof of age.

 

[yellowperil]

I had my ID checked at Walmart when I bought Wite-Out (?)

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I had my ID checked recently at any major store that I bought software or music CD's from that were rated M for Mature or parental advisory...

Oh well. Good thing they weren't carding in the line where I was buying my beer.

 

[mollymawk]

Several months ago I might have agreed with JohnnyKnoxville that this was a knee-jerk reaction to a nonexistent problem, but that was before my coworker's ten-year-old son was robbed and sodomized at knifepoint by a group of other fifth-graders who were chanting lyrics from a DMX song.

There are a lot of parents who will applaud Kmart and Wal-Mart for this sort of action, and -- surprise, kids -- folks over 40 have economic clout, too.

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

<< JohnnyKnoxville is over 17???
judging by the content of his replies, i thought he was much younger
>>



Ha Ha Ha actually a bit over.I can understand video games checking for I.D. because their has'nt been any legal precedants set but music has.Some years back Ozzy and Judas Priest were sued by parents of a teen that commited suicide.Both were tossed out by a court.Besides we live in the information age now and teens can find four letter words in just about any media.It just seems dumb to me to bow down to pressure in the sake of *doing* the right thing.I just hope this gives teens another reason to *share* their tunes.

 

[pinoy]

mollymawk, sorry to hear about what happened to your coworker's son. But i think id-checking only helps a little bit (or none at all) if the media will keep supporting those obscene &amp; violence-promoting song .just my .02

 

[WasabiCat]

the same thing happened to me at Tower Records, except i wasn't over 17 at that time.... so i couldn't buy that freakin CD :disgust::disgust:

 

[BlackWob]

<< Several months ago I might have agreed with JohnnyKnoxville that this was a knee-jerk reaction to a nonexistent problem, but that was before my coworker's ten-year-old son was robbed and sodomized at knifepoint by a group of other fifth-graders who were chanting lyrics from a DMX song.

<<

Which DMX lyrics, if you do not mind my asking.

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

Yes Molly I am deeply saddened too at what happened to your coworkers son.Shocking that 5th graders are capable of commiting such acts of violence when I at that age was just throwing rocks at my neighbor Robbie Joyner.I would be willing to bet if you investigated into the upbringing of these children you would find they are from broken families and would be better off being raised by a pack of wolves.I am quite sure music was only a small part it.

 

[EvanFerguson]

wow, they should be sorry for attempting to sell explict items to those of age

geez

 

[Alienwho]

<< Which DMX lyrics, if you do not mind my asking. >>


I'm guessing it contained the words, &quot;what, what&quot;, &quot;awesome dude&quot;, &quot;b!tch&quot;, &quot;yo&quot;, &quot;f*ck&quot;, and prolly &quot;die&quot;.

 

[Deeko]

They do it voluntarily. We do it at Circuit City, too. That's the point of the parental advisory...I think maybe the age for music should be lower, like aybe 15 or 16, but hey, parents are all for it.

 

[monto]

<< I had my ID checked at Walmart when I bought Wite-Out (?) >>

lol, with ethnic implications

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Johnny is 38.

 

[Amused]

So I'm out in CA visiting my mother back in March. We go to Staples to buy CD/Rs and RWs for her new computer, and a new office chair. I see a Half-Life game and I figure I can play TFC and CS while I'm bored at her house, and I can show her what her new computer can do.

My mother is 70, I'm 33. We get to the register, the only one open, and the pimple faced 16 year old kid starts ringing us up. He slides the Half-Life game accross the scanner, and a &quot;Check ID&quot; warning pops up. He looks at my mother, then at me, and asks for ID.

My mom and I started laughing so hard, he must have thought we were on drugs

 

[stonerdave]

man, i went to see 'memento' yesterday and this kid carded me! i'll be 23 in a few days damnit!

he said it was a new thing they had started doing, carding everyone that looks young that is. i tried not to look to bothered by it, but it must've looked pretty obvious if he had to explain that to me. their website had this to say.

 

[MrBond]

I get carded at the strangest places for cigars. Mostly near college campuses if Im getting some cheap ones for a party. I grew a goatee, and the carding has stopped. Apparently anyone under 18 can't grow facial hair or something.

 

[cavingjan]

Actually I'm glad they are starting to follow through with this. Its not stopping the teens from owning it. The point was that mom and dad could go buy it for them. But then the parents would again have a clue what is going on with their kids which I truly believe is the root of most of the problems.

 

[ace31216]

Talking about strict...geez.

 

[Lalakai]

Personally, I think it's even more embarassing for the parents. The parents aren't taking responsibility for raising their children and installing proper guidelines, so the stores/schools/government have to step in. You wouldn't believe how many teachers get chewed out for not providing a more loving and nuturing environment for the kids to learn in, and that it's the teachers' fault that the kids aren't learning at the proper level. Guess it isn't surprising that that the stores are having to take over where the parents are failing.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

cavingjan <Actually I'm glad they are starting to follow through with this. Its not stopping the teens from owning it. The point was that mom and dad could go buy it for them. But then the parents would again have a clue what is going on with their kids which I truly believe is the root of most of the problems. >
I totally agree.

I've taught middle school the past 2 years and some of the music the kids listen too and talk about embarrassed me!

Showing an ID shouldn't be a big deal, you have your wallet out anyway to pay it only takes a second and if you are of age...no worries!