Girls set up illegal lemonade stand

[pirate]

Shame on them for trying to learn how to operate a small business at an early age.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsV4y905Xdo&feature=player_embedded

 

[Bill of Rights]

Of note, this story is from July of this year. It's still wrong, but I didn't want anyone thinking it was new, say, in one of the warmer states.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[KLB]

It is amazing how many stupid laws we have.

 

[PapaScout]

So when do the local governments start regulating garage sales?

 

[pudly]

So when do the local governments start regulating garage sales?

Not sure about local governments, but the feds are already involved:

Your Yard Sale Is Illegal - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

 

[warangelcometh]

Sounds like the city council needs to re address their bylaws and change some wording. Just more and more examples of bigger government medling where they shouldn't be.

 

[femurphy77]

They're lucky the cops didn't go all tactical on them, you know.. . . . .swat team, snipers, black masks, etc. Actually that would make a pretty good SNL skit now that I think about it!

 

[dingodog]

I remember this story when it first appeared over the summer. My initial reaction was the same as most people....stupid laws, police bullying little girls, etc. After some thought on the subject, I have to agree with the LEOs. They close down the stand and they are jerks....what if there was something in the lemonade to make people sick? Intentional or otherwise. Now they (LEOs) were negligent for not shutting down the lemonade stand and would be accused of not doing their jobs. It was lose lose for the LEOs.

I'm sure those girls did not and would not put anything in their lemonade to make people sick.....but there are individuals that will.

Former Avon Grove students sentenced for poop cake prank - dailylocal.com

 

[hornadylnl]

I remember this story when it first appeared over the summer. My initial reaction was the same as most people....stupid laws, police bullying little girls, etc. After some thought on the subject, I have to agree with the LEOs. They close down the stand and they are jerks....what if there was something in the lemonade to make people sick? Intentional or otherwise. Now they (LEOs) were negligent for not shutting down the lemonade stand and would be accused of not doing their jobs. It was lose lose for the LEOs.

I'm sure those girls did not and would not put anything in their lemonade to make people sick.....but there are individuals that will.

Former Avon Grove students sentenced for poop cake prank - dailylocal.com

So are yo us saying we need FDA lemonade stand inspection teams? If you're concerned about the health risks of lemonade stands, simply don't patronize them.

The officers that shut these down should be the laughingstock of the force.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

You lemon rebels. Your rebellion will be crushed, then sugar added and then stirred . . . briskly.

 

[pirate]

After some thought on the subject, I have to agree with the LEOs. They close down the stand and they are jerks....what if there was something in the lemonade to make people sick? Intentional or otherwise. Now they (LEOs) were negligent for not shutting down the lemonade stand and would be accused of not doing their jobs. It was lose lose for the LEOs.

I'm sure those girls did not and would not put anything in their lemonade to make people sick.....but there are individuals that will.

Isn't that where liability and civil suits with the parents would kick in? Isn't that how its always worked? There was a time where common sense was taken into a count in the courts on cases that where in the fringe.

 

[SSGSAD]

You lemon rebels. Your rebellion will be crushed, then sugar added and then stirred . . . briskly.

But, but, I want MINE "shaken" not "stirred" .....

 

[mydoghasfleas]

The permit cost fifty bucks a day?! And a hundred fifty anually?! Sounds to me like if those little girls want to make some real money they should get into the protection racket errrrr.....I mean permit business.

 

[hornadylnl]

The permit cost fifty bucks a day?! And a hundred fifty anually?! Sounds to me like if those little girls want to make some real money they should get into the protection racket errrrr.....I mean permit business.

Didn't you know that the mere possession of a permit sanitizes all utensils, pitchers, and cups? It also ensures safe handling of the lemonade to prevent any food poisoning?

 

[pirate]

The permit cost fifty bucks a day?! And a hundred fifty anually?! Sounds to me like if those little girls want to make some real money they should get into the protection racket errrrr.....I mean permit business.

Didn't you know that the mere possession of a permit sanitizes all utensils, pitchers, and cups? It also ensures safe handling of the lemonade to prevent any food poisoning?

I laughed and spilled my cherrio's bowl. Thanks jerks.

 

[db1959]

When I was a kid a ran a combination lemonade stand/bait shop. The law didnt shut me down but for some reason I didnt have any business.

 

[strahd71]

silly

jake

 

[strahd71]

The permit cost fifty bucks a day?! And a hundred fifty anually?! Sounds to me like if those little girls want to make some real money they should get into the protection racket errrrr.....I mean permit business.

big money being in government for sure!

jake

 

[pirate]

It was our only source of income as kids back in the day. That and collecting coke bottles to recycle.

 

[Suprtek]

As a teen, I had a regular business going cutting grass. I had at least a dozen regular customers and several other casual customers. I guess I was lucky no one ever checked the status of my "mower pushing" permit.

Then there was raking leaves in the fall, shoveling snow in the winter. and whatever else I could get people to pay me to do.

Of course, its a lot harder to find kids willing to work these days so it'll give the permit nazis less to do.