I know about the excuses for having no ID, had 'it's none of your business what I do or how I do it' as an excuse too.
Everyone should know by now that having a civilian ID when your over lvl 35 is against the rules, it's a console message so the excuse 'I had no idea' is rubbish.
Plus it's still a console message saying that the rules are listed here on the forums, but people still don't bother to read them.
Even the rule about not having an ID being against the rules is a console message, but you still see people flying around without one.
If I transfer money to a new character and it takes it to level 35 + then I pick up a freelancer ID until I can get the proper ID for it.
However, not many others do, I'm fed up with seeing player BS's without an ID and then they claim that they have no money left.
If you can afford to buy a BS you can afford to get a neutral or freelance ID before you buy the BS.
The whole point of ID's is to make it easier to identify friends and enemies, but people either don't know whose suppose to be their friends, or don't care.