Cops shut down little girl’s lemonade stand

NBC WBBH-TV ^ | June 18, 2003 | Patrick Taney

[MattAMiller]

How bitter and pathetic do you have to be to phone in this complaint?

[goldstategop]

We need permission from government to learn how to make a living. And its a crime to without a permit from a bureaucrat. Yes, even when you're just a 6 year old little girl.

[JakeWyld]

This smacks of senior citizenry...god forbid I live past 50...60 tops.

Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm taking a guess.

[goldstategop]

Hold Muh Lemonade Stand Alert!

[JakeWyld]

LOL. Thanks, I needed that.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Florida?

[SUSSA]

The cops should keep a very close eye on the neighbor. There's no telling what someone who would do something like this might do next.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I have two neighbors where I live who I can honestly see doing this.

How incredibly pathetic.

[goldstategop]

The neighbor was probably your garden variety anti-business liberal. ;-)

[Paul C. Jesup]

The person who called the cops NEEDS to be Freeped.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Not necessarily. I'm leaning towards just plain grumpy poopy icky people.

But then, hey......

:-)

[Fiddlstix]

I'm speechless..............

[July 4th]

Curmedgeon.

[hole_n_one]

.....and stop by every warm summer day that the stand is open and buy themselves a nice cool beverage.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Any bastard cop that would do this would also steal Tiny Tim's crutch and kick Charlie Brown's ass.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Hi Speechless! Nice to meet you! I'm..........

[TLBSHOW]

disgusting is what it is!

[lilylangtree]

The entrepreneurship that made the US great is being choked to death by govt bureaucracy and regulation. Sad!

[Jhoffa_]

I remember in school, the teacher found an article about a lemonade stand that was busted for not paying taxes.. The IRS actually collected the small change the kid owed and everything.

The teacher had, of course, meant this to be instructional as to the inherent goodness and fairness of our wonderful government..

I took it completely differently. It instilled a sense of disdain and hate for the FEDS that continues even now.

Sicking the IRS on little girls and their lemonade stands? This is my government at work?

[ladyinred]

Okay, release the name, address, and phone number of the bitter, nasty, slime creep who called and complained! What have we come to in this country anyway? Stop the insanity!!!!!