The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Tyler, TX — Last week, police in Texas heroically saved the town from likes of two young girls who attempted to open a black market lemonade stand. The girls, one 7-year-old and one 8-year-old, dared to try to raise money to buy a Father’s day present for their dad by setting up a lemonade stand in their neighborhood.
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.
Over the weekend, the two young entrepreneurs took to the streets with their delicious batch of homemade lemonade and began to provide willing customers with their product. Only one hour into their business endeavour, these girls had raised 25% of their goal.
However, their cash cow would be shut down not long after it started. Overton police chief Clyde Carter showed up along with the city code enforcer and shutdown their criminal operation.
The girls had violated Texas House Bill 970, or the Texas Baker’s Bill, which does not allow the sale of food that needs time or temperature control to prevent it from spoiling. Since the lemonade would eventually grow mold after being left out for days, police said they needed an inspection from the health department and a permit to sell it and deemed their operation “illegal.”
The cost of the permit is $150 dollars.
“It is a lemonade stand, but they also have a permit that they are required to get,” Chief 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.
The most absurd aspect of this ordeal is that the police know it’s a ridiculous law. However, they said ridiculous or not, 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.”
Police officers can certainly use discretion and choose not to “enforce” this law for use in such an asinine application. The fact that these girls had their good intentions ruined by those who claim to protect them speaks to the level of discontent with law enforcement in America today.
The heartening side to this story is that these young girls are now learning to bypass this tyrannical system of bureaucratic nonsense. The girls said they will be setting up their lemonade stand again this weekend. Instead of selling it though, they will be giving it away, but they will gladly be accepting donations.
Hopefully next week, we aren’t reading the story of these two Texas girls being raided by the IRS for tax evasion on their lemonade donations. But in today’s police state USA, it would be entirely expected.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-raid-girls-illegal-lemonade-stand-shut-operating-permit/#5Xu8XXOtbjqosYxd.99
Merriam-Webster:
asinine
adjective as·i·nine \ˈa-sə-ˌnīn\
1. extremely or utterly foolish
2. of, relating to, or resembling an ass
synonyms: stupid, foolish, brainless, mindless, senseless, idiotic, imbecilic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, inane, witless, empty-headed;
informal: halfwitted, dimwitted, dumb, moronic
Overton police chief Clyde Carter is the epitome of definition #2.
A PERFECT example of what the Communists have done to our entire country. The wrath of God will come upon these creatures to the utmost…
I pray they find repentance before That Day.
This is a fine example of using a nuclear warhead to swat a mosquito. If cops even made a fraction of such efforts to enforce the Bill of Rights in this country, it would make a huge difference. Of course Satan will need ice skates long before that ever happens.
“You are only allowed to drink our Koolaid!”
Clever, Millard!
>>>applause<<<
Thanks Darzak. I’m certain others caught it. “Hi, I’m Jim Jones. Want some koolaid?”
Anyone think we can fix this country though the courts or ballot box?
I didn’t think so.
They dont tell you that the cops tried to extort the girls for sex and 60% net before shuting them down. That or mase-ing them and driving an mrap over the table.
They should move the stand to private property and call it a lemonade club, where the cost of membership entitles one to a free glass of lemonade.
Well thank God the heroes in blue saved us from these little terrorists.
While drug wars rage on, and kids are raped, these dumb pigs decide to exercise their authority over two little girls selling lemonade. How pathetic is that?
I guess they feel real brave because they did this without SWAT back-up.
“The most absurd aspect of this ordeal is that the police know it’s a ridiculous law. However, they said ridiculous or not, it’s the law and they’ll keep enforcing it.”
So I guess treason is not against the law, then since you don’t enforce the arrest of Barry and his cohorts.
So I guess invading people’s home without a search warrant is not against the law then since you don’t enforce it.
So I guess murder is not against the law when you pigs murder innocent people and get away with it, so then you don’t enforce it.
So I guess not deporting illegal immigrants and giving them $250 a day, social security, tax benefits and our jobs is not against the law then since you don’t enforce it.
But hey, don’t you DARE setup a lemonade stand without a permit! Don’t DO IT!!! I’m warning ya!
Unfrigginbelievable!!!!
I’m gonna ram their selective enforcement right up their ass!!