[Ammi]

…and those agendas are there for all sides and all media slants…stirring up those divides and those culture wars and never letting the ‘outrage’ rest, really…I guess that there is so much information on the internet and through google etc that news media have now become a different beast to being ‘news’ and accuracy etc ….sign of the times as Arista would say…

[Cherie]

Listen they age check me when I buy a bottle of wine at the supermarket so I don't know what his problem is, if you need ID, you need ID

[bots]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Listen they age check me when I buy a bottle of wine at the supermarket so I don't know what his problem is, if you need ID, you need ID

there is no discretion over what age a person looks anymore.They have to provide documented proof

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Listen they age check me when I buy a bottle of wine at the supermarket so I don't know what his problem is, if you need ID, you need ID

Common sense should kick in.

I remember having a similar incident with Alcohol a few years ago, even though I clearly looked to be in my twenties.

I get it if it's genuinely hard to tell how old someone is, but we're talking about Graffiti fgs. Plus he clearly looks above the age of 18.

[Ammi]

….hmmmm, I can see this from both points of view tbh…obviously those serving in the shop were within their rights to verify ID and ask for proof etc…but …..’Mr Gray claims he was 'surrounded' by three members of staff — one who was allegedly 'wearing a bodycam to record the transaction' and one who allegedly 'waved his hands in the air' to signal more staff.’ …if this is true and he was with his son buying spray paint and after the age verification request, was then ‘surrounded’ by three staff members with one motioning for more staff…?…then yeah, that wasn’t in proportion at all and would have alarmed him…it would definitely have alarmed and intimidated me…but obviously that’s only one interpretation of the situation….it says in the article that one of the staff members had a body cam on so that should be able to be verified maybe…?…but unless Mr Gray himself was looking threatening or hostile, that was really wasn’t a good retail look for buying spray paint…

…in the Hobbycraft statement, they refer to the Challenge 25 Policy …but in reading up, that only seems to refer to the sale of alcohol specifically….anyway, these things are very difficult to have full thoughts without the full context…

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

To be fair I wouldn’t trust him

You might have a point.