Posted by Ben @ December 2nd, 2009 10:15 pm. Filed under: Everyone Stop What You're Doing Because You're Mildly Inconveniencing Me,Thank You For Coming -- It's Been Very Useful,What a Baby,You Know - We Haven't Banned Anything Lately. — Tags: Ian Rudge —
by Ian RudgeAn increasing number of stores are displaying prominent signs at checkouts reading “Under 25? ID Required!!!” or suchlike.
These signs are humiliating and degrading, and effectively brand such persons as second-class citizens.
Whilst we realise that there is a serious problem with underage drinking and knife ownership, signs of this kind are not the solution. In fact they may be exacerbating the problem by creating justifiable anger and resentment in persons of that age-group, who see themselves as being made outcasts from society.
A law is needed, banning any kind of signage in retail outlets which stigmatises certain age-groups.
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