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Police in Texas shut down a lemonade stand run by two little girls. They said it was illegal.

Andria and Zoey Green told ABC affiliate KLTV they were trying to raise about $100 for a Father's Day present. They wanted to take him to Splash Kingdom.

They had been selling lemonade and kettle corn for an hour - and made about $25 - when officers showed up and told them they need a $150 permit to sell their lemonade.

Texas House Bill 970, or the Texas Baker's Bill, does not allow the sale of food that needs time or temperature control to prevent it from spoiling. Since lemonade needs to be refrigerated to prevent bacteria growth, police said they needed an inspection from the health department and a permit to sell it.

"It is a lemonade stand, but they also have a permit that they are required to get," Overton Police Chief Clyde Carter said.

"I think that's ridiculous. I think they're 7 and 8, and they're just trying to make money for their own cause," said Sandi Evans, the girls' mother.

Ridiculous or not, Overton police said it's the law and they'll keep enforcing it.

"We have to follow by the state health guidelines," said Carter. "They have to have a permit if they're going to do the lemonade stands."

The sisters plan to try again this weekend. Instead of selling their lemonade, they'll give it away for free and accept donations.

Either something very similar has happened or it's been posted before, wasn't this in washington? I would have thought that the police would want to avoid such a gigantic fuck up in their PR image.

they are lucky they didn't get tasered or shot, pigs do that to children, elderly and disabled people all the time  >:(

simple google search will reveal millions of hits, example:

http://countercurrentnews.com/PRIVOXY-FORCE/2014/12/native-american-police-over-reacting/

Police Say Tasering 8-Year-Old Native American Girl Was Justified

An the other hand, this was an excellent lesson: many adults still believe that police and government are good things. A bit of real life experience with government henchmen early on can help to fix this.  ;D

There are a lot of guns in private ownership in America. I wonder why cops not getting shot all the time because of their brutality.

Because most people have too much to lose

And like the frog put into hot water, they don't recognize how freedom is eliminated every day. You see, if a dictator would try to take over from the outside, there would be rebellion and people would risk their lives fighting the police state. But when the government turns into a dictatorship little by little, and people are  getting used to this, and have too much to lose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog

The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwillingness of people to react to threats that occur gradually, such as creeping state surveillance.[1]

Perhaps it is time to forget the "war on drugs" and the "war on the ISIS". The new priority for the cops is the "war on lemonade stands". Just imagine the logic in saying that the kids should take a permit from the authorities (which cost around $50 per day), to set up a lemonade stand which can bring them $5 or $10 in profits.

And to know more about the American government's war on lemonade stands, check this:

http://www.mofreedom.org/2011/07/the-government-war-on-kid-run-concession-stands/

http://www.lemonadefreedom.com/

Somehow I understand. Food is strongly regulated everywhere. They should sell cards, drawings, key rings or little stuff like that. Think about all the paperwork a farmer has to fill to be allowed to sell fresh produce in a market.

What people are discovering is the true aim of governments and banks that collude with each other and that is to keep people in a continuous cycle of debt and spending. If people could create truly self-sufficient socities then there would hardly be a need for them anymore so they find out all sorts of ways to get them into trouble no matter how ridiculous it is just so they can keep forcing people into a corner and exorting as much money out of them as possible.

What people are discovering is the true aim of governments and banks that collude with each other and that is to keep people in a continuous cycle of debt and spending. If people could create truly self-sufficient socities then there would hardly be a need for them anymore so they find out all sorts of ways to get them into trouble no matter how ridiculous it is just so they can keep forcing people into a corner and exorting as much money out of them as possible.

They destroy those that attempt to break (us) free from debt slavery. Lincoln, JFK and even Gaddafi were all assassinated because they were trying to free the people from the banksters.

So what's next now? Banning children from playing in neighbourhood? Or arresting children for crying? It seems Police in Texas have stopped crime completely, that's why they are now enforcing laws on children for keeping themselves getting paid.

So what's next now? Banning children from playing in neighbourhood? Or arresting children for crying? It seems Police in Texas have stopped crime completely, that's why they are now enforcing laws on children for keeping themselves getting paid.

Just another incident to prove how brave and courageous these police officers are in the United States.  ;D But still, In this case I believe that the police officers were merely following the orders which they received from their superiors. In my honest opinion, the state of Texas does not need $150 in license fee from these two little girls, to make the ends meet. Tax the adults as much as you want, but please leave the children alone.

http://static1.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2253669.1433963772!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/stand11n-1-web.jpg

It's so sad that it's almost funny. Illegal lemonade stand. It is as absurd as it sound :D
Not sure where the cops/government are/is trying to go with this..

The sisters plan to try again this weekend. Instead of selling their lemonade, they'll give it away for free and accept donations.

What's next? Is it going to be lemonade stands this summer? Am I supposed to feel privileged to have had an actual childhood, now?  >:(

http://armstrongeconomics.com/2015/01/28/cops-going-after-kids-shoveling-snow-they-want-their-cut/

This is brilliant! It was predicted by (oYo) earlier this year, when cops were going after kids shovelling snow!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=940553.0

The police already went after the kids running lemon-aid stands. I guess the lemon-aid stands they were busting were not collecting enough revenue.

http://www.policebrutality.info/2011/07/police-busted-childrens-lemonade-stand.html
https://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/georgia-cops-bust-10-year-old%E2%80%99s-lemonade-stand/
https://smokesomething.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/cops-bust-lemonade-stand-appleton-wisconsin-police-apologize-for-mistaken-shutdown/

Actually TECSHARE pointed out (later in that thread) that cops have already been going after lemonade stands (at least as far back as 2011).

A loophole and a simple solution for a stupid law.

Steve Crosier, director of food protection services at the Metro Nashville Public Health Department, said in an email that children younger than 16 are permitted to run a lemonade stand and sell baked goods at public events in Tennessee without a permit, provided they don’t do so more than three times a year.

A 12-year-old boy in Dunedin, Florida, got a lesson in petty tyranny when his 61-year-old neighbor repeatedly badgered city officials to shut down the concession stand at which he sells cookies and lemonade. County police came to the neighborhood several times as a result, but appear to have stopped short of demanding the closure of the stand.

Guys, you forgot something important. Shutting down illegal lemonade stands run by children is helping the war against drugs!  ::)
Do you have a license to play in the neighborhood? You might be spreading germs!

Now to be serious. This is really ridiculous and we should not be wasting the tax money on arresting little children. I'm pretty sure that there are other issues that need attending first.

Police in Overton, Texas put the brakes on an illegal lemonade stand run by two little miscreants...sure is good to see my tax dollars at work and I'll sleep better tonight knowing the streets of Overton are safer now. What a crock...



http://abc13.com/news/police-shut-down-girls-lemonade-stand/776322/

So now what? The girls would have to start giving Policemen bribes for keeping their business running. For sure, then they will be not again be harassed by Police, in fact they can also apply for Police protection, so that they can get their competitors (again some kids) wiped out from lemonade business  :D

...lemonade danger smugglers...

Hardy says the bill is targeted at criminals who steal anything from copper to televisions, and sell them for a quick buck. Having a paper trail will make it easier for law enforcement.

“It’s a mechanism to be used so the police department has something to go on and have a lead,” explains Hardy.

I dunno but thats a good band name right there.

I agree. The girls should now get the proper license and start en cashing on this. They are already become popular so should take advantage of it.

I had already posted about this earlier, but don't think you had noticed it. A license costs as much as $50 per day, and it is quite unaffordable for these little children to get one. At the most, they will get $4 or $5 in profits from selling lemonade. And how they are supposed to pay $50 every day for the license? The authorities knew this fact, and they have intentionally kept the license fee high.

Yet there's so much violent crime on the streets, people getting murdered, raped, robbed. Their job is supposed to be to keep the streets safe for the public yet all they care about is pleasing their "superiors".

Running a lemonade stand (or cookies, cakes, whatever else) is a very educational experience for kids of that age. This teaches them about business and handling money. Skills they will actually need in the real world, they won't  get taught this in school either. That's very sad they can't even do that any more. Such an innocent things, as long as they have an adult supervising them and watching their backs of course.

Is it true that in Texas kids can get a criminal record for bunking off of school? That's what we've heard over here in the UK. Rumor has the law is very strict and the cops very tough on it.

Texas is using taxpayer resources to crackdown on little girls selling lemonade :-X

Is it true that in Texas kids can get a criminal record for bunking off of school? That's what we've heard over here in the UK. Rumor has the law is very strict and the cops very tough on it.

The enforcement of the state’s truancy laws, which were strengthened substantially in 2003, have led to a range of abuses, according to a complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Justice:

Students have been taken out of school in handcuffs, held in jail for days at a time, and fines have totaled more than $1,000 for students who miss more than 10 days of school.
The students who are hauled into court to face truancy or lateness charges are not provided with legal counsel. The only lawyers in the courtroom are the judge and a member of the district attorney’s office, unless the student’s family can afford their own representation.
Defendants are charged court fees even if they prevail in fighting the accusations, discouraging people from exercising their right to a full hearing.

In Texas, truancy is a Class C misdemeanor that carries a possible $500 fine and the threat of jail time if fines go unpaid when a child turns 17...

...Currently, the Texas legislature is discussing a bill that could decriminalize truancy.

But with the state’s graduation rate at 88 percent, one of the highest in the nation, some argue putting kids through the criminal justice system means Texas is doing something right.

The little girls should have started a coffee and Donuts stand  no way would the cops shut that down rather, they would be their best customers

"However, city authorities admitted that they wouldn't need a permit to give away their lemonade and ask for donations, which the pair are now considering."
And that is what they need to do. If I lived there I'd buy some and give them a $20.

It does not allow the sale of food that needs time or temperature control to prevent it from spoiling. Since lemonade needs to be refrigerated to prevent bacteria growth, police said they needed an inspection from the health department and a permit to sell it.

This comment is pure gold. ;D

"However, city authorities admitted that they wouldn't need a permit to give away their lemonade and ask for donations, which the pair are now considering."
And that is what they need to do. If I lived there I'd buy some and give them a $20.

Police in Overton, Texas put the brakes on an illegal lemonade stand run by two little miscreants...sure is good to see my tax dollars at work and I'll sleep better tonight knowing the streets of Overton are safer now. What a crock...



http://abc13.com/news/police-shut-down-girls-lemonade-stand/776322/

Have you ever heard of the Los Zetas drug cartel? They are one of the most brutal drug cartels in Mexico, and recently they have been trying to expand their area of operation to include South Texas. Now, imagine that you are a policeman in the state of Texas. You have to chose between two tasks. Task 1 is to arrest 2 Los Zetas drug smugglers (who might be armed) near the Mexican border. The other task is to arrest two little girls, who are running an illegal lemonade stand. Which one would you select?

Not a big thing. This type of incidents are happening everywhere. And it will be a great learning lesson for those girls, I mean in a positive way. They will get to know the real-world-deal sooner than most people do.

Just another incident to prove how brave and courageous these police officers are in the United States.  ;D But still, In this case I believe that the police officers were merely following the orders which they received from their superiors. In my honest opinion, the state of Texas does not need $150 in license fee from these two little girls, to make the ends meet. Tax the adults as much as you want, but please leave the children alone.

http://static1.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2253669.1433963772!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/stand11n-1-web.jpg

wtf ???  they were raising money to get their dad a fathers day gift.
But on the plus side local businesses donated money and freebies to them

It is good to hear that the local businesses have helped them. But still the double-speak by the politicians and the cops is nauseating. When two little girls wanted to sell organic food products, they are having problem with the safety of the food. But when big corporations such as KFC and McDonald's sell food products, which are full of toxins and chemicals, they don't care.

neighbor is an asshole for calling the cops to raid a 2 children's lemonade stand.

It is good to hear that the local businesses have helped them. But still the double-speak by the politicians and the cops is nauseating. When two little girls wanted to sell organic food products, they are having problem with the safety of the food. But when big corporations such as KFC and McDonald's sell food products, which are full of toxins and chemicals, they don't care.

They are hypocrites. We've seen a lot of different cases with this. One will easily encounter people selling random food on the streets when travelling somewhere. I hardly doubt that anyone would have been harmed from the lemonade, especially if you consider what the food that you've listen does to people.

You can't entirely blame the neighbor either (although he is at fault). The cops could have just ignored the phone call but instead they went to the reported place.

they can't ignore such calls, or they might face legal consequences.

the neighbor is the dick of the history, together with the politics that made such situation possible to happen

they can't ignore such calls, or they might face legal consequences.
the neighbor is the dick of the history, together with the politics that made such situation possible to happen

Police in Overton, Texas put the brakes on an illegal lemonade stand run by two little miscreants...sure is good to see my tax dollars at work and I'll sleep better tonight knowing the streets of Overton are safer now. What a crock...



http://abc13.com/news/police-shut-down-girls-lemonade-stand/776322/

So what's next now? Banning children from playing in neighbourhood? Or arresting children for crying? It seems Police in Texas have stopped crime completely, that's why they are now enforcing laws on children for keeping themselves getting paid.

Just another incident to prove how brave and courageous these police officers are in the United States.  ;D But still, In this case I believe that the police officers were merely following the orders which they received from their superiors. In my honest opinion, the state of Texas does not need $150 in license fee from these two little girls, to make the ends meet. Tax the adults as much as you want, but please leave the children alone.

http://static1.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2253669.1433963772!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/stand11n-1-web.jpg

The law doesn't apply anyway since lemonade is not a time/temperature sensitive item.

An Ohio sheriff's deputy is being praised by the community for going above and beyond the call of duty to help a little girl at a lemonade stand.

On Tuesday, Deputy Zach Ropos was on duty when he came across a girl named Gabrielle operating a lemonade stand. Gabrielle's family had been facing financial difficulties, and the girl had been saving up money from the stand in hopes of buying an iPad to use for schoolwork and games.

But instead of just paying for a lemonade, the deputy decided he wanted to help Gabrielle achieve her goal. Ropos was going to give Gabrielle an older iPad he had at home, but when he found out that it no longer worked, he decided to buy a brand new one for her instead.

Ropos' gift became even more valuable when he learned that Gabrielle had offered to give up the money she earned from her lemonade stand to buy gas for her mom's car.

And meanwhile, in Ohio...



http://abc7.com/society/heartwarming-deputy-buys-ipad-for-little-girl-at-lemonade-stand/801728/

Yes, it is absurd. But such incidents do happen, when you live under the police state. That said, most of my anger is directed towards the lowlife scum, who informed the police that "illegal" lemonade sales are going on in the neighborhood. Some say that it was their neighbor, but we don't know for sure, as the cops are refusing to reveal the identity of the informer.

What if any stranger came and mix something unwanted and unhygienic things add into that lemonade as disguise to help those little girls, which may sometimes cause food poison to the consumers and also those lemonade are not tested in Lab according to the rules and regulations. 

Don't know whether to laugh or cry. But I'm sure Texas or US is not the only place where this kind of situation happens, is sad that some people, in stead of using their brain and common sense are blindly following orders.

What if any stranger came and mix something unwanted and unhygienic things add into that lemonade as disguise to help those little girls, which may sometimes cause food poison to the consumers and also those lemonade are not tested in Lab according to the rules and regulations. 

Refuse...resist!

For your kind information the man who is in that picture in front of the tankers, so far not identify by any one, what is his identity, which nationality he belongs and which place he lived in China, and such and such, it is possible that he has been made disappeared by the Chinese Government. Until his results been proved, it will not be worth to post this picture as a mark of resistance.

They set up the lemonade shop again, taking donations instead of fixed pricing.