Underage Drinking

The petition is entitled require all establishments that sell alcohol to ask for approved identification from any individual that appears to be under the age of 35 and the explanatory notes say

"Aim is to make it harder for underaged individuals to obtain alcohol. Also, the excuse that someone looked to be over 18 would be much harder use."

Thirty-five?!?!?!? So many problems ... People don't necessarily have ID, and certainly don't necessarily carry it - you'd be making a lot of people's lives a lot more complicated. That's the consumer's point of view. Then there's the retailers - all that ID checking is going to take ages and be a right royal pain when shops and bars are busy.

This would be hopelessly unpopular with everyone, therefore - and how much gain would there actually be? How many 18-yr-olds can actually pass for 35? The irresponsible places where under-age people currently buy alcohol would probably ignore the law; very few under-age drinkers would actually be inconvenienced. While an awful lot of sensible, law-abiding adults would be put to an awful lot of trouble!