CRIME: Police Warn Bitcoin Helping Underage Drinksters Get Buzzed

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Quote from: jeannemadrigal2 on July 25, 2015, 10:21:03 PM

These stories are so stupid. I was buying alcohol underage with good old fiat. Its the internet that makes it easier, not bitcoins. IMO it is harder to use bitcoins, unless thewe kids spend months at faucets to buy a six pack for the big end of the year party.

Is it just me or does this article smell like clickbait?

Anyway kids will always get up to no good, its just their nature. They don't need bitcoins to do it.

They use the bitcoins to buy the id, not the alc itself. They use fiat for that because they can now id themselves as of age.

MoorChael

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If he is in fact guilty and suffered from his actions then let people responsible for their actions.

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No matter what you are using as payment, those people still buy fake ID. If you can buy your stuff with bitcoin, then it also can be used for bad thing like porn (actually I dont know exactly if it is a bad thing or not), buy fake ID, weapons, drugs, or any bad thing else. The main point is, if they blame bitcoin just because it was used to pay fake ID making service, so they should blame fiat too.

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The warning from the police stated that:

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Typically people are asked to pay between $100 and $200 via pre-paid credit cards, wire transfers or Bitcoin.

So the title of the article should have been:

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Police warn Amex, Diners, Master Card, Visa, all Banks and Bitcoin helping underage drinksters get buzzed

or just:

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Police warn that youngsters with access to money [in any form] will get buzzed

And what the hell is a drinkster Grin

A hipster with a beer.......

AtteJ

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That was hilarious.

meono

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Quote from: jambola2 on July 26, 2015, 03:07:57 AM

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They Sext with their classmates, Instagram R-rated selfies, and order fake IDs using freshly minted cybertokens they’ve mined on their bedroom PCs.

But, when you check the original article linked: http://patch.com/connecticut/darien/darien-police-warn-stiff-penalties-fake-ids-1
rather than reading it directly from altcoinnews

From the original story, there is only one mention of Bitcoin:

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Typically people are asked to pay between $100 and $200 via pre-paid credit cards, wire transfers or Bitcoin.

No, they don't talk about Bitcoin in more detail.

Altcoinpress is being stupid, and sensationalizing news from the normal press to make it seem like they are misinforming the public about Bitcoin.
They don't mention a lot of other things that the altcoinpress talks about, such as them being "12 years old", "sext with their classmates" and "Instagram R-rated selfies"

I have no clue what Altcoinpress is doing. Why are they pretending that the real press is spreading FUD about Bitcoin when they barely have hinted at it?

I'm surprised you dont know MicroGuy by now....

He's a known loser in here. Check his post history to see for yourself.

Next time you read such ridiculous post, check the poster's history you will know. There are lots of altcoin retards in here.

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Quote from: jeannemadrigal2 on July 25, 2015, 10:21:03 PM

Anyway kids will always get up to no good, its just their nature.

I think this is the reason we have evolved into what we are today. Youngsters pushing on every boundaries. Looking for new places to go, new ways to do stuff and new ways to think. Most of the things they do is useless but every now and then something new and revolutionary pops up.

So whenever you hear about young people doing stupid stuff you know it is for a good cause...

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They Sext with their classmates, Instagram R-rated selfies, and order fake IDs using freshly minted cybertokens they’ve mined on their bedroom PCs.

But, when you check the original article linked: http://patch.com/connecticut/darien/darien-police-warn-stiff-penalties-fake-ids-1
rather than reading it directly from altcoinnews

From the original story, there is only one mention of Bitcoin:

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Typically people are asked to pay between $100 and $200 via pre-paid credit cards, wire transfers or Bitcoin.

No, they don't talk about Bitcoin in more detail.

Altcoinpress is being stupid, and sensationalizing news from the normal press to make it seem like they are misinforming the public about Bitcoin.
They don't mention a lot of other things that the altcoinpress talks about, such as them being "12 years old", "sext with their classmates" and "Instagram R-rated selfies"

I have no clue what Altcoinpress is doing. Why are they pretending that the real press is spreading FUD about Bitcoin when they barely have hinted at it?

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Yea, and it's posted on a Altcoin forum. Roll Eyes

.... My friends bought fake ID's with fiat currency when we were still in high school, and they never "banned" fiat, why would they

need to do blast this in the media, if it happened for years under the governments fiat regime?

We did not need ID's to buy alcohol, we just asked my friends brother and he bought it for us, if he got his share... Grin

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as long as i can remember the issue of underage drinking and using fake ids existed and they did it with fiat easily.
this article looks like an stupid attempt to connect two things that are not related to each other.

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It is a stupid article that is based on this one line in an article about fake ids:

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Typically people are asked to pay between $100 and $200 via pre-paid credit cards, wire transfers or Bitcoin.

jeannemadrigal2

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These stories are so stupid. I was buying alcohol underage with good old fiat. Its the internet that makes it easier, not bitcoins. IMO it is harder to use bitcoins, unless thewe kids spend months at faucets to buy a six pack for the big end of the year party.

Is it just me or does this article smell like clickbait?

Anyway kids will always get up to no good, its just their nature. They don't need bitcoins to do it.

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People still bought fake ids with fiat. That was how a lot of underage college students got into bars. But 12 year olds, that's a stretch.

Quote from: MicroGuy on July 25, 2015, 08:56:39 PM

Police in Darien, Connecticut are warning parents that a new Darknet cryptocurrency called Bitcoin could be to blame. Many young people are now buying high-quality fake IDs online using the deepweb currency. Typically teens are asked to pay between $100 and $200 in BTC equivalent.

"darknet currency" and "deepweb currency" such FUD. Bitcoin is not for only illegal stuff. It isn't darkent crypto, it was made and published clearnet. Get your facts right. Damn altcoinpress.

Quote from: MicroGuy on July 25, 2015, 08:56:39 PM

order fake IDs using freshly minted cybertokens they’ve mined on their bedroom PCs.

One does not mine enough Bitcoin on bedroom PCs anymore. If they were mining bitcoin, it would be very noticeable from the loud hum of miner fans.

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Do you ever catch your 12-year-old mumbling words like “blockchain” or “satoshis”? Has your teenage daughter ever arrived home after curfew, stumbling drunk, looking like she’s been rode hard and put up wet?

Police in Darien, Connecticut are warning parents that a new Darknet cryptocurrency called Bitcoin could be to blame. Many young people are now buying high-quality fake IDs online using the deepweb currency. Typically teens are asked to pay between $100 and $200 for the fraudulent fun passes.

In recent weeks, police have confiscated a number of counterfeit IDs, said Sgt. Jeremiah Marron. Many of the fakes are professional quality and nearly indistinguishable from authentic IDs, Marron said.

"Young people and their parents need to realize that obtaining fraudulent identification is a serious crime with potential criminal consequences, although their teenager may only be using a fake ID to buy alcohol or get into a bar, driver’s licenses are official government-issued documents."

Back in the 80’s parents would ask their children to reset the VCR clock, but today’s techno teens are much more advanced, and wise in the ways of the bitcoin.

They Sext with their classmates, Instagram R-rated selfies, and order fake IDs using freshly minted cybertokens they’ve mined on their bedroom PCs.

Those who carry a fake ID could be charged with second-degree forgery, a Class D felony which carries a penalty of up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine.

Full Story: http://altcoinpress.com/2015/07/crime-police-warn-bitcoin-helping-underage-drinksters-get-buzzed/

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