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A man went to the supermarket to buy cigarettes, and suddenly showed his ID card to the shopkeeper and said that he was a minor, and asked the other party to give 10,000 yuan privately, otherwise he would sue her.
What's going on here?
Threats to buy cigarettes
Usually only heard of the buyer being pitted by the seller, but rarely heard of the buyer pit the seller, recently, a store in Weifang, Shandong Province was almost pitted by a customer.
On the day of the incident, a tall man walked into the supermarket, went straight to the counter, and told the owner to buy a box of cigarettes.
Many people come to the supermarket every day to buy cigarettes, and besides, it is not uncommon for the weather to be so tightly packed, so the shopkeeper just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it.
However, after she handed the cigarette to the man and collected the money, the man did not leave immediately, and the shopkeeper became concerned and looked at the man in front of him curiously.
The shopkeeper was puzzled at first, he didn't understand what the other party meant by showing him his ID card, and he didn't know and thought that it was the police from the police station who came to Weifu for a private visit, but the supermarket has always been in good order, how could there be a police to investigate?
The next development is beyond the imagination of the shopkeeper, only to hear the man say that he is a minor, and it is illegal for the shopkeeper to sell him cigarettes.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then listened to him continue to say that if he gave him 10,000 yuan, they could be private, and if he didn't give it, he would report the supermarket for selling cigarettes to minors.
From a man's point of view, the shopkeeper should be scared when encountering this situation, after all, there is indeed such a provision in the Law on the Protection of Minors, the operator is not allowed to sell tobacco, alcohol and other items to minors, and taking out his ID card certificate will definitely make the other party feel weak.
In fact, this trick is a psychological warfare, depending on whose psychology is stronger. Essentially, the man is gambling to scare the shopkeeper into achieving his goal.
But what he didn't expect was that instead of feeling flustered, the shopkeeper had a tougher temper, and in her opinion, the man was playing a very simple trick, suggesting that everything would be fine if she gave the money.
But 10,000 yuan is not a small amount of money, and the man's appearance obviously does not look like a minor, in order to avoid trouble, the shopkeeper said that he would return the money to him, and the cigarettes would not be sold.
But the man finally made up his mind, and how could he be willing to give up, so the man refused the response of the shopkeeper, and insisted that the shopkeeper give him money, otherwise he would sue the shopkeeper for selling cigarettes to minors.
This also angered the shopkeeper, she immediately called the police, she felt that the man's trick was too easy to be punctured, she didn't want to make a big deal and give the other party a little face, but the other party didn't appreciate it, and she had to make things ugly.
At present, the police are still investigating.
Suspicion of fraud
First of all, it can be seen from the man's operation that he does understand some laws and has a certain sense of anti-reconnaissance, but it is also possible that he covered his face to prevent the shopkeeper from seeing his appearance.
After all, if he is not a minor, the man's deception cannot continue, and if he is not a minor, but an adult impersonating, then it will inevitably constitute fraud and intimidation.
In fact, it has always been a point of controversy for minors to buy tobacco and alcohol, and store operations do prohibit the sale of tobacco and alcohol lottery tickets to minors, but many times, many adults will ask their children to help run errands to buy tobacco or alcohol.
Over time, many shopkeepers don't care too much, and the generally familiar people sell it directly.
Even if the face of an unfamiliar child is said that he bought it for his parents, the shopkeeper will not ask to see his ID card, or he will take a tough attitude and must let the parents come and not sell it to the child.
This situation usually affects the business of the store owner, and the customer will not choose the store because of the trouble.
As a result, most supermarkets don't ask for an ID card, and according to the owner's description of the man, as well as the images shown by the video surveillance, the man doesn't look like a minor, and although he is wearing a mask, it is clear from his eyebrows and eyes that he should be not young.
After this incident was exposed on the Internet, many netizens turned into "famous detectives", determined that the man's age was at least 50 years old, and it was possible that the ID card he took was his own child, in short, he didn't look like a minor at first glance.
Moreover, if it is a minor, it is rare to have such a tight package like him, and there will be no anti-reconnaissance awareness.
In addition, the man in the video not only looks old, but even his voice is far away from that of a teenager, and he doesn't look like a young man when he hears it, and he is clearly here to cheat money.
In addition, he was blindly confident that the shopkeeper would not call the police, thinking that he would succeed by using the law, but he didn't expect the shopkeeper to take this trick.
Netizens' opinions
If a man easily gets 10,000 yuan in this way, it is likely that he will become a habitual offender after this experience, and at the same time constitute fraud, and blackmailing the shopkeeper constitutes extortion, and if the circumstances are serious, he will be investigated for criminal responsibility.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper was not fooled and wittily called the police to solve the problem, avoiding a ridiculous coercion, and whether the store would be punished for selling tobacco and alcohol to minors is another matter.
In this regard, netizens have discussed a lot, and most of them support the shopkeeper's approach, thinking that the man must not be a minor, which is outrageous from the appearance.
However, many netizens blamed the shopkeeper, thinking that she should check the other party's ID card in advance, so that she would not encounter this kind of blackmail, and avoid a lot of trouble, or put a warning sign on the counter to let the other party know that the store also understands the law, which can also play a deterrent role.
Some netizens expressed surprise at the ban on minors buying cigarettes, because they often let their children help buy cigarettes, but they have never been refused, it is conceivable that such businesses are very common in reality, even if they know that it is illegal to sell tobacco and alcohol to minors, they don't care too much.
And the shopkeeper has no right to ask to see the other party's ID card, so even if the other party is unwilling to give it, the shopkeeper has no choice, but may make everyone unhappy because of this contradiction, and the gains outweigh the losses.
In short, netizens' attitudes towards this matter are very diverse, but more people still choose to side with the shopkeeper, thinking that the man's deception is too outrageous.
And if the shopkeeper knows that he is a minor and still sells cigarettes, it is really illegal, if he sells cigarettes without knowing it, it is understandable, even if he is a minor, the act of asking for money constitutes a threat and intimidation, and no matter what the outcome is, I hope that the man will be severely punished.