walton91 said:
Discussion was...Danny hired a kid from his neighborhood to cut his grass. His girlfriend didn't have cash so she left him a check for $15 and told him to just fill in his name. Brother of the kid knocked on his door next day saying the bank told them the check was stolen and the security guard tore it up at the bank because the 11yr old didn't have an id. They were talking about what would everyone do? Go talk to someone at the bank? Let it go? (Danny gave him cash) Was the kid treated unfairly because he was black? Etc
I would think the kid being black didn't play into it at all. I didn't ever try to cash any checks when I was 11, I don't even think I had any written out to me. If I did get checks, they were technically written to my parents.
In the moment I would for sure have either called the bank, or if it was close by I might have driven up.
I also might ask my girlfriend why she thought a check to an 11 year old was a good idea.
I might then self-reflect why I hired a kid to mow the grass, but didn't leave cash for him.