When I got out of high school, I thought 18 was pretty much phenomenal. I could get into some clubs and still manage to not break the law. But now that I’m in college, I’ve learned that it’s not so wonderful to be 18 anymore.
I'm still considered a baby among upperclassmen, I still can’t go to certain bars or clubs, I can’t buy alcohol - much less legally drink it - and I still have to wait three more years until the glorious day of my 21st birthday comes around.
And now, I am considering getting my first fake ID.
Apparently, I’m not the only one trying to get a fake ID, either. According to a 2007 survey done by College Humor - a Web site that specializes in poking fun at everything college-related - 19 percent of freshman girls obtained a fake ID along with 26 percent of guys.
Even some of my very own friends are joining the club of fake ID ownership. On a recent vacation during winter break, they paid some guy $100 each for fake IDs. Their licenses now read that they’re 22 years old and that they’re from Texas (both originally from Florida). But hey, they look real and that’s all that matters.
“We can get in anywhere,” said one of the students. “We can buy liquor, go to clubs and bars, and nobody knows that we’re only 18 - it feels like we’re 21 already and it’s great.”
Even some of my upperclassmen friends have asked me on numerous times if I have a fake ID and they always seem so shocked and disappointed when I gently reply with a simple “no.”
It also turns out that you don’t even have to pay people to get you a fake ID. I can do it on my own, because according to this Web site, all I need is a scanner, a computer, laminator, tweezers, a razor and I’m set to start my new life as a fake 21-year-old.
There’s also a downside to having a fake ID, though. It’s not all glory and bar hopping on Friday nights. Keep in mind that getting a fake ID is considered to be a misdemeanor offense and in some states - like Florida - it’s even a felony.
According to Florida law, if you're caught with a fake ID, you can be fined $10,000, sentenced to serve up to 15 years in prison, and can be convicted of a felony. Which means that job you have been studying for in college would be practically gone with a record like that.
If you want to get a fake ID like I do, just be careful with the consequences you might face. Even I have to realize that this could get me in serious trouble and as much as I would like one, I will have to seriously think about it before I actually get one.
6 comments:
Some places now have machines to scan the strip on the back of the ID like a credit card, Hard Rock is just one example.
Uh, doesn't your MOM read this blog?
Yes Irene´s mom I think is reading this blog,she should be careful otherwise she can kill her.So be careful Irene it´s not a good idea to write about something that nobody should do.Think about it.
Why is the UP website such an eyesore? The graphic bar at the top is annoying.
Honestly, how old are we? If your in college than your "mom" shouldn't care. When your an college your pretty much an adult and should be fending for yourself.
I've read that the sentence for a FL fake ID is 5, not 10, years in jail. It's a shame that "baby adults" can be scarred for life by an act of indescretion. Thomas Ravenel, former SC treasurer, was sentenced to just 10 months for cocaine possession! Legal drinking age should be 18, as it was in the 1960s - the good old days! I'm a YOUNG 57. www.parcelpost08.blogspot.com
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