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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Ray
September 13th, 2012
9:23 am
I agree that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. I doubt if you will find anyone (who drinks) who waited until they reached 21 before their first sip of alcohol. However, you cannot be selective in enforcing fake ID laws. What would be the purpose of those bubba’s at the state capital turning the driver’s license renewal process into a half-day affair requiring all sorts of ID if the laws are not going to be informed. Should the laws only apply to illegal immigrants?
Reality
September 13th, 2012
9:23 am
If they are not old enough to purchase alcohol then they should be charged as minors. But in our morally corrupt system I am sure the District Attorney wants to charge them as adults.
The government says that they are not old enough to make decisions like purchasing beer though. No wonder the rest of the world is losing respect for America. We are earning that loss of respect.
UGA Graduate
September 13th, 2012
9:25 am
I agree somewhat with both sides. While I agree the drinking age should be lowered to 18, it’s not. These kids need to get in some trouble, yes, but felonies, NO!!! What they did was wrong and it broke the law. They need to get punished some how, but not by getting a felony record!
The real truth
September 13th, 2012
9:25 am
GA Tech beehive helmets? I didn’t know yellow jackets lived in beehives. You guys still suck
markie mark
September 13th, 2012
9:27 am
As someone who was a bartender in St Simons at 18, a bar manager at 19, and a liquor salesman at 25 here in Atlanta, can I give you some perspective? yes, I happen to agree with everyone about being in the military/getting to vote, etc should equate with other adult responsibilities…..but consider this.
There are no 21 year old high school seniors…..they are all 17 or 18. It was common as hell when I was 15 or 16 to pay seniors to buy us beer….this is one of the reasons the age was changed to try to get alcohol out of high schools….
markie mark
September 13th, 2012
9:29 am
the fact that kids in high school then moved on to pot is another subject altogether……
Braves #17 Fan
September 13th, 2012
9:31 am
Interesting comment, markie mark. How about as soon as you are no longer a teenager, you can purchase alcohol? The drinking age should be 20. However, that’s irrelevant to the UGA kids who got caught. They did something illegal, plain and simple. I’d be ticked if I found out my kid gave them money for a fake ID.
Jake
September 13th, 2012
9:36 am
No thanks to routinely drinking alcohol. The consequences far outweigh the momentary joy. I enjoy the flavor of lemonade better anyway.
spaceman109
September 13th, 2012
9:37 am
hmmmm….more enterprising young men to boost our economy?
fake-id merchants in college……con-artist investment brokers later on.
Buckeye
September 13th, 2012
9:47 am
Three fine dogs