UGA students busted for making fake IDs in dorm
Most college dorms barely have enough room for two beds and two desks. It’s hard to imagine having enough room to run a business.
But three University of Georgia students apparently found a way. The trio is facing dozens of felony charges for allegedly producing fake identification cards to sell to underage students.
Following a tip from another roommate, investigators found several phony IDs, a laminating machine and other materials in a room in the East Campus Village. One student was apparently making the IDs and his two friends helped sell them.
“I think at this age, you never think you’re going to get caught,” UGA police Chief Jimmy Williamson told Channel 2 Action News.
But they did get caught, and this ring is believed to be small in comparison to a larger one currently under investigation.
Are fake IDs a part of college, or should university officials continue to crack down on dorm businesses like this?
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Reality
September 13th, 2012
8:16 am
If these kids stay out of prison, will they be a burden on our society or cause harm to others…..most likely not. Graduating from a good school, society will probably benefit. Let them pay their fine and restitution, and move on. Don’t throw their lives away.
Let’s remind ourselves what the purpose of prison is.
PR
September 13th, 2012
8:18 am
They broke the law. They’re adults and they knew what they were doing. Jail time is appropriate.
GT
September 13th, 2012
8:19 am
Athens must have been where Don Knotts was born. They are painting fire hydrants as the town burns. You are a college town, not New Haven or Oxford, Athens, party town, it is almost an entrapment defense, stop taking yourself so seriously and leave those kids along.
Pig Slop
September 13th, 2012
8:22 am
These students have a golden opportunity placed in their laps and they choose to throw it away by operating an illegal identification ring for some extra cash?! There are many young adults green with envy at the chance to attend UGA, live on campus in one of the nicest dorms, and get a valuable diploma in a few short years. Yes, college kids make stupid mistakes but I’m not feeling too sorry for these idiots. There are plenty of on-campus jobs available.
Chris Dacula
September 13th, 2012
8:23 am
Why is this news worthy?
In other news… local man gets a speeding ticket.
SS
September 13th, 2012
8:26 am
Felony? What a bunch of BS. It is a crime and they could probably stand to be scared sh%tless, but ruining their future over a small-time operation like this is unnecessary. Hopefully the DA will work with their attorney and accept a plea to lesser charges.
Brandon
September 13th, 2012
8:31 am
This was going on ten years ago when I was there, it was going on 10 years before that and ten years before that. Let them pay their fine and be done with it.
BootMe
September 13th, 2012
8:34 am
lower the drinking age—at 18 you can vote, sign contracts, join the military, but can’t drink a beer? A total joke.
Wednesday
September 13th, 2012
8:35 am
Whiskey Breath and Go Jackets (nice descriptors, guys), how on earth are you bringing immigration into this? This is about kids wanting to get drunk and party, not immigrants trying to find work to feed their families. Great comparison there. Obviously let’s bring the hammer down on the workers but let the kids off scot-free. It’s the Amurrican Way.
Also, saying these geniuses are future business leaders is, sadly, right on the money. Because everyone knows the best business leaders run their businesses Mafia-style. Laws aren’t to protect us, they’re just more petty regulation, bringing down those starry-eyed entrepreneurs. Just ask Corporate-Looter RomneyBot 2000.
Too many of these comments explain what’s wrong with this country.
Drudge
September 13th, 2012
8:38 am
Wait, that’s a crime? Personally I think it demonstrates a tremendous amount of initiative, recognizes a need and seeks to fill it in a mutually beneficial way. Kudos, may all your beers be cheap and domestic!