How Teens Get Beer in Boise

While Kaz and I were watching the news last night, there was a story on how the clever teens in Boise were getting their beer.

They call taxis!

In addition to driving people around town, it's common for taxi companies to pick up things for customers and deliver these items to their homes - prescriptions, something from the store, restaurant food, etc.

So area teens figured out that taxi drivers would also be willing to pick up beer. The drivers buy it for the customer and then deliver it to the home...never asking for an adult or an ID.

Brilliant!

Is this stroke of genius is unique to Boise, or is this an issue in other cities too?

The police managed to bust eight area taxi companies, a pizza place, and a chinese place on this charge.

On a related note, the crew from COPS (that's right, the sleazy Fox cop show that features hero officers and really, really stupid citizens) just started filming in Boise and plans to be here for the next couple of months.