In Maryland, a group of kids and their parents were fined $500 because they were operating a lemonade stand near the US Open. It wasn't because they were near the US Open that they were fined. No, it was because they didn't have a permit...
ARE YOU SERIOUS!
And to add insult to injury, the kids weren't even going to keep the money...Everything they made was going to Pediatric Cancer Research!! They were just trying to raise money for cancer!
What happened to the days that kids had lemonade stands and people thought it was adorable and paid the 25 cents to $2 for it just to support them? And are they really that much of a threat to the city for making some money for charity? The cop/inspector that fined them was quoted as saying "...there's a difference from making $5 to $10 compared to hundreds." Ha. But it was being raised for charity! CHARITY! They aren't stealing people's money, they aren't scamming them, and they aren't going to spend it on useless toys that they would get tired of after a day. They were giving the proceeds to a charity for Pediatric CANCER. You know, that disease that kills thousands to millions of people in all its different forms.
These kids were smart in wanting to have the stand near the US Open because of the huge amounts of people who would walk by. Definitely a good way to raise money for something. But obviously the cop, who is probably miserable in their own life, has nothing better to do than ruin the dreams of some kids trying to help other kids. He/she probably doesn't even feel bad!
What sucks for that cop is that they will forever have this reputation now. But hey they deserve it! They will always be known as the cop who ticketed a lemonade stand raising money for charity. And guaranteed the incident freaked out the department when it got all the media coverage. Public and Media Relations had to jump in and try to recover. Haha! Luckily, they realized the smart move would be to waive the fine, which they did, and told the families the kids can have their stand, as long as they moved it over 100 feet. Like that makes a difference.
Haha Maryland's Finest at its finest...
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