The Lemonade Police strike again...

shack
shack Posts: 11,154
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
Keeping the world safe from rogue kids and their illegal operations.

Probably turned her over to the IRS as well. :rolleyes:

It's good to see that our govt is protecting us from these lawbreakers...just like the kid in CA that was on the brink of causing major traffic congestion...
Girl, 10, Fined $50 For Lemonade Stand At NY ParkNEW YORK (CBS)


It's a summertime tradition for kids everywhere - setting up a lemonade stand and hoping to make a few bucks off of thirst passersby.

That is, unless you do it on city park property - as did one little girl who was ticketed for trying to serve up summer refreshment.

To 10-year-old Clementine Lee, setting up a lemonade stand at Riverside Park on a hot Saturday afternoon seemed like a fun way to make money.

Instead, she and her dad got slapped with a $50 fine.

"I was kind of nervous, and I also really felt bad because I didn't know I was doing something against the law," Clementine said.

She and her father, Richard Lee, had only been selling lemonade and cookies for about 15 minutes when three Parks Department agents approached them.

"One of them looked at the sign and said, 'oh yes, she's selling it,' and then they asked me right away for ID," Richard said.

To Richard's disbelief, the agents began writing them a ticket for selling food without a permit.

"We just live right across the street, so we thought we'd come out here and sell this - we could just leave," Richard said. "And they said, 'no, you know, we're gonna have to write you up.'"

"They made me feel really, really bad, and scared at the same time," Clemetine said. "We could have gotten into really big trouble and gotten arrested or something."

A spokesperson for the Parks Department says the agents showed poor judgment and that the ticket will be dismissed.

If and when that happens, Clementine says she will reconsider setting up another lemonade stand.

After Clementine and her dad got the ticket, they took the lemonade stand to the lobby of their building.

At the end of the day, Clementine made $19, which she plans to put in her saving account.

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited August 2009
    This is ridiculous...even more so than the one that was on the busy intersection. Vending without a license my ****...I find it hard to consider a 10 year old girl with a lemonade stand as a "vendor". It's a kid...doing the same things that kids have been doing for years and years and years.

    Completely ridiculous...

    Don't they have more important things to do?
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited August 2009
    Damn criminals! First lemonaide then cookies, then what? Glad we put an end to that before it got out of hand...

    Wonder how much of the peoples money was wasted from, not 1, not 2, but 3 officers writing the ticket. Hmm smooth right there.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    They should really be ashamed to scare a young girl like this with such power trip. I guess the concious Park agents felt it would be appropriate to have some good citizens to pay a portion of their income :rolleyes:

    Shame, shame, shame on you (them)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    edited August 2009
    Incredible. A kid can't even be a kid anymore. What's next? Arresting the neighborhood lawn boy?
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    does vendor license require driver license to apply for tax?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,651
    edited August 2009
    The flushing sound is getting louder.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited August 2009
    guess I will need to do an IRS1090 for the two kids that shovel snow for me. This is getting rediculous. All in all it was all just bricks in the WALL...
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2009
    I say we make an EXAMPLE out of this little capitalist: Life without parole!:eek:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2009
    What a disgrace!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Incredible. A kid can't even be a kid anymore. What's next? Arresting the neighborhood lawn boy?

    You show me a kid that goes and does his neighbor's lawn for money in this day and age, and unfortunately I'll show you a kid that's not normal, and will eventually deserve to be arrested. I've been in this neighborhood 25 years and never seen anything even slightly resembling that type of activity.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited August 2009
    George Grand wrote: »
    You show me a kid that goes and does his neighbor's lawn for money in this day and age, and unfortunately I'll show you a kid that's not normal, and will eventually deserve to be arrested. I've been in this neighborhood 25 years and never seen anything even slightly resembling that type of activity.

    I know you wont see this George, but for those of us in small town America, it happens all the time, and when I was a kid that is how I funded my first system. I wish all kids were encouraged to do as this little girl. It teaches responsibility and investing in your own productivity. Hell, Warren Buffet started selling Cokes door to door., so who knows where this girl could end up with the right foundation.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2009
    I used to live close to Riverside Park years ago...and this is pretty bizarre...

    Wish that girl had set up her stand on my street today as the temps were in the 90s with frightening humidity...I was mowing the lawn and drenched in sweat...

    Would have BOUGHT and drank the entire stand's reserves!

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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,780
    edited August 2009
    So a couple of overzelous park rangers, not the end of the world. Did you miss this?:
    A spokesperson for the Parks Department says the agents showed poor judgment and that the ticket will be dismissed.

    Sounds like everything worked out.
    After Clementine and her dad got the ticket, they took the lemonade stand to the lobby of their building.

    At the end of the day, Clementine made $19, which she plans to put in her saving account.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited August 2009
    The intersection I could wrap my head around after a bit... I got it... This is f#ckin' stupid.
    I wonder if the $50 fine even paid the hourly equivalent of the officer's wage, and every hand that touches the paperwork created from the fine...
    What was the point of scaring the hell out of a 10 year old girl?
    Even if the ticket is dismissed, this shows a pretty poor lack of taste.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2009
    They should have just sent in the mob to tax her. Listen here girly, we want 20% off the top, buy your lemons from us, use our squeezer and we will tax you 5 points every day your late on the days take. :)
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    edited August 2009
    Between this and the earlier CA. lemonade stand thread, there is only one explanation:

    Governement conspiracy against lemonade and lemonade users.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2009
    I'm staying the hell away from this thread.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited August 2009
    You got to be cautious about kids these days or they could take over the world...

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  • POIDOG
    POIDOG Posts: 391
    edited August 2009
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    So a couple of overzelous park rangers, not the end of the world. Did you miss this?:



    Sounds like everything worked out.

    Yes, in the end common sense won out, but where in the hell was it in the first place :confused: :eek: :mad:

    overzealous or lack of perspective :rolleyes:
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    I really hope these Bozo's were the laughing stock of their department.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited August 2009
    If it were one time, and isolated, I could dismiss it. . but really?
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2009
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Governement conspiracy against lemonade and lemonade users.

    I agree. We all know the democrats drink koolaid, not lemonade.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,651
    edited August 2009
    madmax wrote: »
    We all know the democrats drink koolaid, not lemonade.

    Zing! :D
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited August 2009
    I can only imagine what may have happened had she been selling Monster sized Lemonade.

    Three guys with a badge and John Wayne syndrome, I would say they have already maxed out their LEO career potential with this fubar.

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2009
    what kind of lesson does this teach kids? A ticket? Seriously... what about just a warning? A freakin' ticket?? I'm dumb founded.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    What about those people who stand on median asking for donation and give water bottle to donators? Do they need permit as well?
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2009
    I'm NOT, repeat NOT gonna say ANYTHING about BLUE states!
    Just not gonna!
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    edited August 2009
    Don't get me wrong...the authorities obviously were out of line. But I am always amused by what the media will pass off as actual 'news'.
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