>In a world gone mad, these things can happen

Man, 72, refused alcohol over age

Supermarket staff refused to sell alcohol to a white-haired 72-year-old man – because he would not confirm he was over 21.

The whole story’s here

I could understand it if the cashier was one of those school kid slaves that you frequently encounter in New Zealand and the UK.

She wasn’t.
She was “in her 40s”

I could understand it if the manager had given her a WTF look and gently explained to her that the policy is not intended to stop the elderly getting their daily legal fix.

He didn’t.
He said petulantly ” Then we’re not serving you”

I could understand it if Morrison’s corporate spokespeople had apologised.

They didn’t
They said “We take our responsibility with regard to selling alcohol very seriously and all our stores operate the Task 21 scheme, which addresses the difficulties our staff face in being able to determine if a customer is legally old enough to buy alcohol.

“To further limit any element of doubt staff at the West Kirby store are required to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm that they are over 21.”

I give up