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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do these IDs work with scanners? I thought the scanners were tied into databases to verify the ID cuz DMV sells your info all over the place.

My son got his from China I think. Works with the scanners which is really kind of terrifying if you think about people who are trying this for nefarious purposes.

Wait—so all these kids are just sending their photo and ID to China to get the DOB changed? So China has all their info? Yikes.
My teen doesn’t have one yet. I’m pretty sure because she is always telling me that she is like the only one that doesn’t have a fake.

No China does not have all of their info. They're not sending someone their actual ID. They send a picture, a DOB and an address. None of them have to be their actual info-they can pick anything they want. So yeah, China has info, whose info is anyone's guess.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a friend in college get one confiscated and hit with a felony. It was plead down, but the record effectively ended any chance of a professional career. That made me rethink them

+1. A pretty big deal if you get caught.

And that’s the rub… play stupid games and win stupid prizes. Is it likely? No. BUT is it possible? YES? Worth it - thats on you and your under 21 “kid” to decide. Their brains don’t work right and they think they are invincible until… they aren’t. Best thing that ever happened to my kid was a speeding ticket after months of us telling her to slow down. It became real. Court allowed her to take driver improvement course but she did a. Have to go to court, b. Pay for all of the related expenses …. Sometimes the old fuddy duddy parents are not wrong. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. Get your alcohol from your idiot friend when they use their fake.

Anonymous wrote:I had a friend in college get one confiscated and hit with a felony. It was plead down, but the record effectively ended any chance of a professional career. That made me rethink them

+1. A pretty big deal if you get caught.

no

Anonymous wrote:My 16 yo doesn't need one he gets served pretty much anywere we go.

What about when he's out at the bars with his friends?

My 16 yo doesn't need one he gets served pretty much anywere we go.

One of my kids did. A pretty good one at that. Pretty sure it came from China. Doesn't matter anymore. She's 21 now.

19 year old does not but she doesn't really party so no need for one.

When you have stupid laws - like 20 year olds can’t buy beer - you will also have a robust industry breaking those laws.

My 18 year old has a fake id. I don’t care nor would I dissuade her from using it. Nor do I believe all the horror stories about felonies. They are not going to charge every single 18-20 year old in the dmv…

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Anonymous wrote:How do these IDs work with scanners? I thought the scanners were tied into databases to verify the ID cuz DMV sells your info all over the place.

My son got his from China I think. Works with the scanners which is really kind of terrifying if you think about people who are trying this for nefarious purposes.

Wait—so all these kids are just sending their photo and ID to China to get the DOB changed? So China has all their info? Yikes.
My teen doesn’t have one yet. I’m pretty sure because she is always telling me that she is like the only one that doesn’t have a fake.