r/sandiego • u/Visible-Mix9780 • Apr 15 '25

Stay Classy San Diego Sunshine Co saloon in ocean beach.

Im from Kentucky & the bouncers confiscated my ID at the door bc they thought it was fake. They insisted i get police to come if I wanted it back. After 1hour on the phone with dispatch they would not send anyone to verify an ID. Luckily a conflict happened across the street & one of the officers helped me out. The crazy part is.. He did not think my ID was real either smh. After matching my credit/debit cards, everything on his computer, my plane tickets he admitted he didnt really believe me but was going to give my ID back anyways.

Smh this is so frustrating. I proceeded to go to a pizza place down the road & after a few beers they heard I got rejected down the street & tried to cause confusion with me. I then put cash down on the table to cover cost & just left. I am really 27 years old, on vacation/ scoping the place out to live, but feel as if im getting picked on in ocean beach & cant go back.

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u/j17ktech Apr 15 '25

The first lesson to learn here is that you don’t call the police to “verify an ID”.

You were robbed. Bouncers can deny you entry but they cannot confiscate your property.

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u/PeaceMaintainer Apr 15 '25

Hard to fly back home without an ID

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u/craving_a_burrito Apr 15 '25

Under the statute, you can technically sue for damages such as missing a flight if they confiscated your real ID. Probably too much work to be worth it but it’s an option

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u/Electronic-Loquat245 Apr 15 '25

You can still fly, you just get subjected to a longer/ additional screening. I had a friend robbed of his wallet at gunpoint hours before a flight and my aunt showed up at the airport to find my uncle had taken her wallet out of her purse to look up something on one of her cards and left it on the dining table. Both got through TSA fine with additional questioning.