My sister is going to NYC for the weekend with some people she works with (all over 21) for a conference and apparenlty, some clubbing....and she is BEGGING to borrow my ID (I'm 23, she's two weeks shy of 21). We don't look that much alike, so that worries me, but mostly I just worry that something would happen to her and it would be MY fault! What are the chances of her pulling this off? I feel like a heel for not giving it to her, since she will be the only one in the group underage, but my motherly/sisterly instinicts are telling me not to do it. Am I justified? Does anyone have any scary "i borrowed my friends id" stories that I can use to convince her it's a bad idea? What would the consequenses be if they didn't believe the ID was her's?
2007-02-27 08:15:23 · 7 answers · asked by dukeblueforlife 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Trust me, I know you love your sister and want to help her out, and I know you know she's not a criminal....that being said.. I have a friend who used her sister's ID YEARS ago. So now years later, the sister has gotten into some trouble and if you look up the innocent sister's name on our state's free background check site, her sister's face comes up, with the sister's name listed as an ALIAS. Scary. I don't want my name popping up as associated with any crime on any list!! But my friend's sister has that for life, cause she did what your sister is asking... be very careful.....(and for lack of better answers to not hurt your sister, tell her you had a bad hair day and HATE the picture and dont want it being used for her beautiful self ! If that doesnt work just "lose" it conviently =) )
2007-02-27 08:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by S S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not even worth the trouble. You shouldn't do it in the first place because it is illegal. Unless you guys are identical, they will probably assume it is a fake of some sort, especially if it's not a New York ID. There's a good chance it would get confiscated and she'd be denied access anyway. Then you'd have to go about getting another ID. Bouncers have cracked down on underage drinking a LOT in the past few years and they are much more aware of people trying to use 'fake' IDs now. Yes, there are places that let in people under the age of 21 but, honestly, there's still a small chance she won't be carded anyway and still be able to get in. It's rare but it all depends on the bouncer or what club/bar they are trying to enter. Places are pretty strict about carding on the weekend though. She'd have more of a chance slipping into a place on a week night, especially if it's a regular bar and it's before happy hour.
As for 'consequences', mostly it would only be that they deny her entry and possibly take the ID from her. I know a ton of people who work in bars/clubs and no one I know has ever done much more than that (like 'press charges' or anything). You just have to stand firm and say NO. It's not worth it and she's really not missing out on much anyway. She'll have another chance to do this when she's legal.
2007-02-28 17:42:35 · answer #2 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you want to help your sister and all, and that is very nice of you, but what you will both be doing will be committing fraud.
If she is caught, she could be easily charged with fraudulent use of an ID and plus you being the person that gave it to her would be charged as well.
My suggestion, you should not give it to her. True there are clubs that allow people in under 21, and she just might be able to get into one of those.
Remember there is a reason why certain rules exist, and you as the older one need to set that example. By being obedient to the rules.
2007-02-27 08:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely have a cousin that confident her older sister to enable her borrow her identity so she ought to pass to this club with her older acquaintances. She were given previous the bouncer yet interior the club she lost song of her acquaintances and this guy presented to assist her out. He regarded truly awesome, i wager he became too awesome because he hit her intense, beat her up, and raped her. If her sister hadn't enable her borrow her identity none of that ought to have ever got here about. Oh and now my different cousin, the older sister who gave her the identity interior the first position, is being charged with reckless endangerment and negligence. and regardless of if she hadn't gotten harm and the bouncer had in simple terms stuck that she became utilizing someone elses identity on the door he can save the identity, turn it into the police, and if the police officials locate out you gave it to the underager you will get in wide hassle.
2016-12-05 00:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by schiavone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only can she get in trouble for this, you could as well. At the very least, if caught, your ID could be confiscated. At worst, this could be constreud as fraud, and you both charged with the crime.
2007-02-27 08:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by CE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah i would let her borrow it or she could just get an i.d. herself not all clubs require you to be 21 to get in
2007-02-27 08:23:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋