This is pretty pathetic

[Charlie]

In light of all the problems we hear about that seem to plague our youth, where in the hell has youthful innocence gone?

And what gets me, is the a-hole neighbor that called doesn't get the bum rap on all of this. The poor damn cop that generally doesn't have a choice in the matter had to go over there and play "the goon" role is what is such B.S. AND THEN, people get pi$$ed at th cops with the phone calls and complaining!!!:mad: :mad:

BUT, what I bet will happen next is what someone else already mentioned concerning this permit issue. How much you wanna bet SOME people will play this angle with the city to get out of permit fees??:rolleyes: I think it's a matter of time because then the city will have to try and figure out where the line is on this issue.

This is almost as pathetic it gets. If it was possible, I'd go to the complaining jerk's house and write their butt a ticket for calling this crap in. What's the world coming too??? NOTHING seems to be sacred anymore. Not even youthful innocence......It's sad....
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Charlie

[Sgt. Pepper]

mmm i think it's absurd. Lemonaid, kool-aid stands were the way to raise money for a new bike as a kid, who would give a 8 year old child a job to buy a bike? I feel bad for the Cop for being sent on this dumb call. I wonder if the neighbor's stand isn't doing so good that why he called the cops

[Stump]

The neighbor has a right to anonymity. Think about it - if this person wants to live such a miserable life that they put so much energy into bothering a 12 year old girl, then they have more problems than we could ever imagine.
I don't think that city hall should have given her a free permit. It just opens the door for many others to complain about it (like someone else mentioned).

[summer]

I think most neighborhoods have a "Sour Lemon" of sorts. Growing up, we had a lady named Marcella. She drove down the street with a life size doll in her vehicle. She hung coffee pots and various other appliances given to her, as gifts from neighbors, in her front porche. (When she made an enemy on the block, the former Christmas or Birthday presents were hung from her porch.) She was a bizarre lady..

The bottom line is, there will always be miserable people looking for trouble.

The cop was placed in an awkward position. If he didn't inforce the law, others would continue breaking it in the future and using this young girl as an example. Even though, it's a bogus law, nowadays you can't bend laws for special situations. If you do, you leave yourself open for law suits. We live in a society of sue happy people.

I'm glad the young girl was issued a permit. An entrepreneur in the making..;)

[gdowkpc]

The city definately needs to pass an amendment to their ordinance.

I could see the problems if she had gone down to the park or shopping mall. I could see the problem if she was open every day all summer.

Some limits might be ok....like a maximum of...i don't know....5 or 10 days a month.

They need to allow for the child to have the fun of selling a little lemonade at the end of her driveway.

Who's next, girls scout cookies?

[summer]

gdowkpc,

Very good point..

[sorrel]

The girl scouts have probably already had to deal with it on a national level already.

But that city is missing out on some real income potential.

It is a bit unfair to target just one kind of business that kids do.

All the kids that mow lawns, or rake leaves why leave out all that money ?
Of course then the kids would have to charge to cover the cost of the permit.

That would make it a little unafordable for the elderly to have their grass cut or leaves raked but what the heck as long as the city is making out like a bandit on kids that is all that matters.