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Sep 7, 2010 | 5:08 pm

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Originally Posted by morcheeba

When I presented my state ID card, I was told, "I need to see your driver's license."

I explained that I don't have one, and the response was, "You've got to be s__tting me. An adult without a driver's license? Do you understand how suspicious that is? What, did you get a DUI or something?"

You know, I can understand that some screeners may not have spent a lot of time in cities where a car is more trouble than it's worth, but what jumps out at me is:

The hayseed unprofessionalism.
Not being smart enough to realize that even in the smallest town, it's possible for someone to not have to have vision problems that keep them from driving. What if someone had lost their vision in a traumatic accident, is this is the kind of treatment they can expect?

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