IDs and privacy

From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Tue Dec 29 1998 - 13:09:37 MST


Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko writes:

> An ID with a picture (of some identifiable body part) and an inscription
> "this person is allowed to buy alcohol" should be sufficient for the cause,
> shouldn't it?

I disagree. I think this (just Californese, or is the rest of the U.S.
privy to it?) custom of asking for an ID if a person looks younger
than thirty is entirely laughable, and ought to be
abolished. Everybody ought to be able to poison himself as she sees
fit.

'gene



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