Random rant of the day

I was in a grocery store today and saw a sign that people who looked younger than 50 would be carded for alcohol or tobacco (16 in our state) purchases. I have seen such signs that say that everyone will be carded regardless of age.

Now let's think about it. It makes sense to card those who look under 30 because some under-21 people look much older. But can they look 50? Are there any 15 year-olds who would pass for 70?

I dunno, I get this feeling that someone thinks they can prove they are hard on underage smoking and drinking merely by raising the age one is carded at. "Doing something" without actually accomplishing anything useful. And inconveniencing a whole slew of people in the process. All pain, no gain.

Your government bureaucracy at work.