He discovered how "easy it is for young New Yorkers to gain access to identification that serves no other purpose than to defraud others, especially on the issue of age." Klein equated these staggeringly high numbers of underage drinkers with the easy accessibility of fake IDs, an issue that Klein studied this summer with the help of interns.
Among high school age students, "three-fourths of 12th graders, more than two-thirds of 10th graders, and about two in every five eighth-graders have consumed alcohol." The issue of underage drinking is even more pervasive in college, and studies on college campuses show that around 80 percent of underage college students have ready access to alcohol. Currently, said New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a supporter of Klein’s bill, "State law holds adults and establishments accountable when someone is hurt drinking on their property, but businesses that sell fake IDs get off scott-free."Īccording to a study conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, underage drinking is a widespread problem among American youth. With this bill, Klein hopes to decrease the availability and ease with which minors can access fake identification cards. State Senator Jeff Klein, D-Bronx and Westchester, has proposed a bill that would hold the makers and vendors of fake IDs accountable for minors’ access to alcohol and for the consequences of underage drinking.
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