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Kids' lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint in South Boston, police say
NBC Boston ^ | June 12, 2026 | Mary Markos and Kaitlin McKinley Becker

Posted on 06/12/2026 11:41:57 AM PDT by kevcol

Jennifer Byrne, the mother of the two kids, said the incident left her children traumatized.

"My daughter called me, I'm at work. She was in hysterics, crying, saying, 'Somebody put a gun to us and took all of our money,'" she said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcboston.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: boston; lemonade; teens; youths

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1 posted on 06/12/2026 11:41:57 AM PDT by kevcol
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Them again. Much talk lately about the so called Conversation black parent(s) have to have with their sons. How about starting with this: Don’t murder or steal.


2 posted on 06/12/2026 11:43:32 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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LOL - don’t judge them, they’re just black urban entrepreneurs.


3 posted on 06/12/2026 11:44:03 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Midwesterner53

Them. again, because Black Lives Mobsters is the rule these days.


4 posted on 06/12/2026 11:45:52 AM PDT by roadcat ( )
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To: Midwesterner53

Imagine the riots that would take place if the little girl had produced an equalizer and perforated the perps.


5 posted on 06/12/2026 11:46:02 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: kevcol

A negro, what a shock!


6 posted on 06/12/2026 11:46:52 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: kevcol

When we were kids, we played cops and robbers. These kids are playing entrepreneurs and government.


7 posted on 06/12/2026 11:47:06 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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Now it’s

Lemonade Stand and Robbers


8 posted on 06/12/2026 11:48:47 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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I hope the black community is proud.
9 posted on 06/12/2026 11:49:37 AM PDT by Kudsman (Time is up, fire Thune!)
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Are there any Irish left in Boston? They might know how to respond.


10 posted on 06/12/2026 11:50:29 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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To: Texas Eagle
These kids are playing entrepreneurs and government.

When the IRS finds this story, they'll tax the entrepreneurs on the $50 capital gains, despite them having been robbed - robbery twice.

11 posted on 06/12/2026 11:50:48 AM PDT by roadcat ( )
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To: kevcol

Did the kids have a business license to sell the refreshments?


12 posted on 06/12/2026 11:52:59 AM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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By the content of their character


13 posted on 06/12/2026 11:53:03 AM PDT by delchiante
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Oooooh. A gun. How scarewy. Probably just one of those little 22s that you use to hunt squirrels with. Am I right, Jasmine Crockett? Up high! ✋️


14 posted on 06/12/2026 11:53:33 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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That’s awful. How low do you have to be to treat children like that? I still see kids in my part of the country (Bay Area, Ca.) trying to sell lemonade and snacks from their little stands.

The most common difference is that an adult is sitting or standing nearby for all of these kids.
One should never allow their children under the age of 12 work any public sales stand on their own, with no adult nearby.


15 posted on 06/12/2026 11:54:25 AM PDT by lee martell
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Exactly. Were they even paying property tax? Were they deducting Socialist Security and Disability from their paychecks?


16 posted on 06/12/2026 11:55:35 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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You’ll know him by his odd socks ,LOL


17 posted on 06/12/2026 12:03:57 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: kevcol

I just read the term, “watermelon felon”, on another thread.

That applies here.


18 posted on 06/12/2026 12:07:16 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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19 posted on 06/12/2026 12:10:10 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Midwesterner53

Black guys...imagine that..


20 posted on 06/12/2026 12:10:39 PM PDT by cherry
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