So do the police just hate children or lemonade stands?

[orangeapples]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43769978/ns/us_news-weird_news/

I can no longer count the number of times I have seen a news story where children are setting up a lemonade stand to do something, and then the police show up to shut down the operation.

you'd figure after years of hearing this story the police departments would have some sort of policy against shutting down children's lemonade stands. The least they could do is ask the children to get their parents and inform the parents of the situation as to why the kids can't sell lemonade and then let the parents explain it.

The first time we heard the story is was shocking, but now it is just sad.

It would just make my day perfect if there is ever a case where the police tell the kids to shut down the lemonade stand, only for the kids to provide a permit.

oh, please tell me some kids felt like being smartasses and got a permit.

 

[Dags90]

The first time we heard the story is was shocking, but now it is just sad.

I honestly want to see a story about "unlicensed 10 year old open lemonade stand, hundreds food poisoned" article. Allowing 10 year olds would just make a loophole, suddenly we'd have 10 year olds opening bratwurst stands, 10 year olds who own sidewalk Wendy's restaurants, and other madness.

Most of these laws are made to dissuade foreigners from opening food stands on sidewalks and such.

 

[BaronIveagh]

What's sad is a lot of the time the side walk vender has better food then the restaurants.

'I pick up the food and I eat it! I eat it! Even at a sidewalk cafe, in Calcutta, the poor section, on New Years Morning during a Soccer Riot!' - George Carlin

 

[My Name Is Brandon]

So, the fucking government, and fucking cops, are trying to squeeze CHILDREN for Taxes now? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??!?

You know what, I'm gonna get a permit to sell, LEAVES!! by the bag, on the sidewalk, and when the FUCKING PIG BASTARD COPS show up, I'VE GOT MY PERMIT!


WHO WANTS LEAVES!!!!????!!!!

 

[Mark Flanagan]

Maybe the cops just don't like the fact that they aren't being paid a cut for protection.

 

[fragmaster09]

i have NEVER seen a lemonade stand... is it legally bound to the USA only or something? there's loads of times i've been walking home and thought "i could REALLY drink a lemonade right now", but NO, you have to go spend £1.20 on a ION4(since they are the best drink EVER =3)

 

[Dags90]

So, the fucking government, and fucking cops, are trying to squeeze CHILDREN for Taxes now? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??!?

Criminalizing lemonade stands was mostly an unintended side effect of most suburban towns' efforts to stop falafal stands, taco stands, or those people who try to sell oranges on street corners.

i have NEVER seen a lemonade stand... is it legally bound to the USA only or something? there's loads of times i've been walking home and thought "i could REALLY drink a lemonade right now", but NO, you have to go spend £1.20 on a ION4(since they are the best drink EVER =3)

It's a cheesy slice of Americana that's pretty outdated. Maybe it's because I'm from a pretty uppity town, but I've never known anyone who wanted to open a lemonade stand. If you want to raise money, pretend you have cancer or something.