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I like the idea of making sure the clerks do their job, insuring that kids aren't buying stuff they can abuse to ruin their brains.

Them ID'ing me and wasting my time did NOTHING to stop one single kid from getting high. The clerks/cashiers job is not to be a police officer it is to help folks find products and check out.
 
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The clerks/cashiers job is not to be a police officer it is to help folks find products and check out

I agree that cashiers should be trained to recognize responsible shoppers and only need to ID questionable patrons...HOWEVER..as I previously stated...in most cases it is the software operating the digital cash registers that when a noted SKU is entered/scanned the software (not the human operator) stops the process until an acceptable DOB is entered...
 
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The clerks/cashiers job is not to be a police officer it is to help folks find products and check out.

I'm afraid you're only partly right about their job. It may not include being a police officer, but if they sell that stuff to the wrong person, they could sure be getting acquainted with a police officer on their way to jail for violating the law. Sure, maybe it should be obvious to anyone that some of us are old enough they don't need to check our ID, but I don't blame the clerk/cashier who is probably only doing what the company requires of him/her.
 
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I agree that cashiers should be trained to recognize responsible shoppers and only need to ID questionable patrons

No, no, that sounds like profiling; something nearly all law enforcement officers were trained to do years ago, but is a horrible violation now-a-days.:D

in most cases it is the software operating the digital cash registers that when a noted SKU is entered/scanned the software (not the human operator) stops the process until an acceptable DOB is entered...

Well said.
 
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Right on Jim.

The real freedom here is you don't have to shop at HD or any other store.

I like the idea of making sure the clerks do their job, insuring that kids aren't buying stuff they can abuse to ruin their brains.

Guess what. kids are going to do what they want to do. We gave them rights and allowed them to access adult secrets. We can't wait to get them a 4 wheeler or car. They know how to get false ID. they have sex at 11 or 12 and treat adults like cr@p. Kids aren't children any more. So now we want a minimum wage store clerk to do what parents won't? Good luck.
 
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No, no, that sounds like profiling; something nearly all law enforcement officers were trained to do years ago, but is a horrible violation now-a-days.:D



Well said.

Exactly right Bird, when I tried to buy that wine at Sams Club it was the cash register software that would not let the sale go through...the cashier was very nice about it ...and I did not want to wait until 8AM to buy it..I went there that early because I had a busy day. My Mrs. was not happy but hey, the had cool aid that night instead of wine...LOL:laughing:
 
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No, no, that sounds like profiling; something nearly all law enforcement officers were trained to do years ago, but is a horrible violation now-a-days.:D



Well said.

Bird...I would have expected a more nuanced view from a former law enforcement officer after Henry Wade's tenure there.

Certainly nothing humorous about it.
 
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Bird...I would have expected a more nuanced view from a former law enforcement officer after Henry Wade's tenure there.

Certainly nothing humorous about it.

Well, I was only half joking about it being profiling, but it is a fact that law enforcement officers, whether local, state, or federal, and even officers in other countries were trained in profiling for many, many years.

Were you thinking of something specific about Henry Wade? I guess you know he retired in 1987 after 36 years as Dallas District Attorney. So it's been awhile.
 
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I agree that cashiers should be trained to recognize responsible shoppers and only need to ID questionable patrons...HOWEVER..as I previously stated...in most cases it is the software operating the digital cash registers that when a noted SKU is entered/scanned the software (not the human operator) stops the process until an acceptable DOB is entered...

/pine you are correct, my post was directed at the previous post that I quoted. Wroughtn_harv seems to think kids should be the responsibility of HD clerks.
 
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I'm afraid you're only partly right about their job. It may not include being a police officer, but if they sell that stuff to the wrong person, they could sure be getting acquainted with a police officer on their way to jail for violating the law. Sure, maybe it should be obvious to anyone that some of us are old enough they don't need to check our ID, but I don't blame the clerk/cashier who is probably only doing what the company requires of him/her.

I don't blame the cahiers either society is to blame. Its seems like our laws have became very strict on things like this, blame the cashier for junior sniffing glue, blame the bar tender for _____ drinking and driving and so on. Sure is funny with all these perfect laws, substance abuse is still on the rise. I just wonder if it's because the innocent are attacked and not the real problem/issue?
 
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