United Liberty

The lemonade stand…..it’s as American as apple pie and Monday night football. Just about every kid has participated in this American institution and as adults we feel a certain sense of nostalgia of the good ole’ days. We may not drink the lemonade being sold but we certainly buy it knowing how good it felt as kids to have customers handing over precious coins as a reward for our hard labor. A lemonade stand is a childs first taste of business and encourages marketing, budgeting, and of course, a profit!
With that being said, I also remember a time when we respected adults,community leaders, and the laws they set forth. Gone are those days too, apparantly.
The Chief of Police and another officer told the girls they were too close to the highway and needed to stay in their yard, not once but TWICE. Disregarding the officers, the girls continued so the officers told them to shut it down. As a mother of three boys, I would have reprimanded my children for disobeying an officer, thanked the officer for doing what I, as their mother should have been doing in the first place….keeping an eye on my children.
Does the Chief of Police and her officers get a thank you, any appreciation, or respect? No. In fact, she and several others are met with criticisim, hatred, and death threats all because of a couple of disobedient children and parents who mollycoddle them while the citizens of America reward this behavior with media hype and donations. Yes, there is a very strict ordanance (set by the Mayor of Midway and its councilmen, NOT the police)about operating a business without a license. Many citys have and enforce them. A police officers job is to enforce the laws not make or break them. Those issues need to be addressed to the city leaders….not the police.
Police Officers, Firemen, Doctors, and members of the Armed Forces deserve our gratitude and respect because when the time comes and your life depends on it, they are the first people you’ll want around. Something I think we would all be wise to remember.
I find it absolutely typical that society is again missing the point thanks to media hype and irresponsible reporting. The police were first and foremost looking out for the welfare of a couple of children. Remember that.
On a final note, in my 37 years of being a daughter, a student, a mother, and a former Marine, I have never heard of anyone dying from a little butt chewing. To those girls, if you are old enough to make poor choices and be unsupervised, then youre old enough to be yelled at….get over it. Perhaps an old fashioned lemonade stand is not what these girls needed, but a good old fashioned spanking!

Angelina, society is not missing the point, you are. Few people sympathize with your police state views.

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I guess it’s the principle more than anything else. You can try to argue it for as long as you want, but you can’t condone some forms of crime while condemning others and think that’s going to resonate well with everyone. From my perspective, I understand where your coming from, but for others, they may not see it like you see it. Uchenna @ Computer Questions Answered