The Fourth Strike

In Joe Rodriguez's article "Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix," Rodriguez states that the new proposed legislation introduced by Senator Dede Alpert will make it "extremely difficult to close down retailers who consistently sell booze to minors." I completely agree with Rodriguez's point of view because it will make it easier for retailers to continue illegally selling their products to minors by allowing a "fourth strike."
In California, the law allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to take any retailers license after "three strikes" of selling alcohol to minors in three years. The new proposed law would allow one of the strikes to be taken away if the retailers train their employees to "check IDs and install electronic scanners" to read IDs and spot fakes. I feel that this new proposed law is too forgiving since it gives this unofficial "fourth strike" for retailers to continue selling alcohol to minors. According to testimony given to the......

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Title: The Fourth Strike
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