Cops shut down the lemonade stand of a 7-year-old

Shawn Norris

This little girl had her lemonade stand closed down by “The Man.” Apparently cops told her that she needed a permit to sell lemonade at her stand… and we wonder why Capitalism is struggling in this country. Did I mention she was saving the money for a trip to Disney Land?

Daniella Earnst wanted to try and make some money so that she could go to Disney Land. Wait, she’s been doing this since kindergarten? Thanks for that lesson, Dad. Work ethic is fine and dandy, but making your kid constantly shill $2 lemonades to the neighbors seems rough, but I can see where he’s going with that. Although sending the kid to city council to testify on her own behalf is a bit much.

So, you get both sides of the story here. The cops probably had a good reason for shutting the little girl down, but they didn’t have to play the business permit card. Seemed a little harsh. And of course a radio station was cool enough to send her to Disney Land, so that was nice. This just goes to show all you kids reading with lemonade stands: If law enforcement closes your business, you get a free trip to Disney Land. Wait, that doesn’t seem like a great business lesson to teach children…

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