Tulare put squeeze on girl's lemonade stand

[ImWithStupid]

You've got to be ******' kidding me...

Tulare put squeeze on girl's lemonade stand

Published online on Thursday, Aug. 06, 2009

By Eddie Jimenez / The Fresno Bee

Eight-year-old Daniela Earnest has made lemonade out of lemons in more ways than one this week.

Hoping to raise money for a family trip to Disneyland, the Tulare girl opened a lemonade stand Monday. But because Daniela didn't have a business license, the city of Tulare shut it down the same day.

From that came a radio station's offer of Disneyland tickets to Daniela's family -- in exchange for 30 cups of lemonade -- and an appearance in front of the Tulare City Council on Tuesday night that will likely lead to a compromise allowing her lemonade stand and other pint-sized business ventures to operate legally.

The story began Monday morning when Daniela and her stepmother, Marisa Earnest, set up shop at Cartmill Avenue and Hillman Street in north Tulare. The lemonade was freshly squeezed and priced at $2 for a 32-ounce plastic cup.

Richard Garcia, a Tulare code enforcement officer, happened to be at the same intersection to remove illegal signs left behind by someone selling tetherball poles.

Garcia told Daniela and her stepmother that their lemonade stand -- on the northwest corner of the busy intersection -- was not safe, and also that they needed a business license to sell lemonade.

He helped the pair load their ice chest and equipment into their car and then called city planners to find out where they could relocate.

"He wasn't out there on lemonade patrol," said Frank Furtaw, Tulare's code enforcement manager. Garcia was merely applying the city's code enforcement laws equitably, Furtaw said.

 

[hugo]

Good thing she was not black, she would still be in the slammer.

 

[eddo]

WHAT THE ****????

What moron sell's teherball poles ona street corner??

 

[Ahhlee]

What's next? I'll have to aquire a license to do my methin' and a' whorin'?

Thanks, chi.

 

[RoyalOrleans]

Two bucks for a cup of lemonade?

Highway robbery!

 

[timesjoke]

Good thing she was not black, she would still be in the slammer.

If she was black she would have been within her rights to scream racist at the top of her lungs at the officer and get away with it......according to you anyway, lol.

 

[RoyalOrleans]

If she was black she would have been within her rights to scream racist at the top of her lungs at the officer and get away with it......according to you anyway, lol.

And do you worry for the feelings of the little police officer, trained in self defense and carrying a sidearm, that a little girl can get under the skin?

 

[timesjoke]

And do you worry for the feelings of the little police officer, trained in self defense and carrying a sidearm, that a little girl can get under the skin?

Do you believe having a gun erases the humanity and feelings out of a person? Cops are emotionless robots?

 

[RoyalOrleans]

Do you believe having a gun erases the humanity and feelings out of a person?

Break into my house in the wee hours and you'll get as much humanity and feelings I can afford from the barrel of my revolver.

Yet, I'd feel a bit of remorse. Death from my firearm is so ultimate, so final. I'd rather carve you up with my "Arkansas Toothpick" and leave you out for the sport of crows.

Cops are emotionless robots?

I guess, it depends on the person or robot.

 

[timesjoke]

Nice dodge RO, question to difficult for you?

Your comment about officers having sidearms and combat training means what? There is no way they can have feelings?

My point is cops are still humans and screaming at them calling them racists or something when they are not racists can hurt their feelings just like anyone else can have hurt feelings. I am not saying they are emotionally unstable or something, just that who wants to be assaulted in these ways while doing their job?

I don't know where you work RO but if someone came in screaming at you and calling you bad names without cause, would you just stand there smiling? I seriously doubt it.

 

[RoyalOrleans]

Nice dodge RO, question to difficult for you?
Your comment about officers having sidearms and combat training means what? There is no way they can have feelings?

I believe I answered your question. Ever answer a question in an analogy?

My point is cops are still humans and screaming at them calling them racists or something when they are not racists can hurt their feelings just like anyone else can have hurt feelings. I am not saying they are emotionally unstable or something, just that who wants to be assaulted in these ways while doing their job?

They are humans, yes, but they are also charged with the public interest at heart.

You can't put on a badge and instantly acquire respect.

As I said before, if I were in Gates' shoes I would have been a lot more cordial and swallow my contempt.

I don't know where you work RO but if someone came in screaming at you and calling you bad names without cause, would you just stand there smiling? I seriously doubt it.

I own my business, the property, the building, and all of the equipment therein.

If a person is displeased with my work, which would be the only reason a person would be allowed in the shop area, I would most certainly take the high road. I'd let the man/woman finish their little rant, ask them if they feel better, and then ask to be paid for services rendered.

 

[timesjoke]

I believe I answered your question. Ever answer a question in an analogy?

Nope, you dodged the point, hidden well, I give you that, your not like Bender who completely dodges but you still veered away from the point.

They are humans, yes, but they are also charged with the public interest at heart.

You can't put on a badge and instantly acquire respect.

As I said before, if I were in Gates' shoes I would have been a lot more cordial and swallow my contempt.

And you don't get respect from an officer unless you also give it as well, my point is respect must travel in both directions. That was the real issue with the Gates mess, Gates still today does not respect anyone who is white, especially an officer.

I own my business, the property, the building, and all of the equipment therein.

If a person is displeased with my work, which would be the only reason a person would be allowed in the shop area, I would most certainly take the high road. I'd let the man/woman finish their little rant, ask them if they feel better, and then ask to be paid for services rendered.

And if they kept ranting and raving, refused to be calm and still calling you names then what RO?

Call the police?

At some point there is a change, that change is caused by the irresponsible person, so why not let them reap what they sew?