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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Yes, but I assume that in the UK, they don't make it the responsibility of the shop-keeper to ensure that someone under the age of 16 can't find their shop. Or look through the window.
And what would happen to a shop that was repeatedly caught selling tobacco to minors? Would they close the shop down, or would the authorities make a representative of the local chamber of commerce stand outside the shop and keep all patrons from entering?
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Fine for selling alcohol to underage people = £2500
Fine for selling tobacco to underage people = £200 for first offence, £400 for second offence (also the ability to stop the shop selling tobacco), Possible Criminal conviction / £20000 for third offence & banned from selling tobacco (can be either against the store or the person at the counter)
Responsibility for upholding the minimum age laws rests entirely with retailers and their shop staff.
Finding the shop is fine as they sell other items
This is analogous to making TPB responsible for what is downloaded via their "storefront" (and yes I know they don't actually host the files, but they are certainly facilitating access to pirated material)