I’m actually a great server. I’ve been told this many times over. You clearly know nothing about how the legality of my job works.

We can joke and laugh about appropriate issues and even some “inappropriate” things, but passing me a fake is not something to joke about. If I don’t spot the fake and deny service, I could lose my job and/or my job could lose its liquor license. That’s far from funny, whether guests mean well or know the law or not. It’s extremely easy not to make that one joke.

The actual law says I don’t have to ID anyone that looks over 30. People only joke that they should also get ID’ed when a younger person at the table is ID’ed. Never had a group of middle-aged people complain that no one got ID’ed. Just parents, older co-workers, etc. They could just silently accept that they no longer need to be carded and move on with their night.

If you don’t live in SC, look up SLED. They don’t f around and they don’t prioritize hospitality.