Saturday, July 02, 2011
Government at Work - "Bureaucratic overreach not kids stuff"
We're just nuts.
We enforce things like those described here, while we ignore illegal immigrants and release real criminals from jail because of overcrowding...
We enforce things like those described here, while we ignore illegal immigrants and release real criminals from jail because of overcrowding...
Robert Knight writes about it at WashingtonTimes.com:
"A Montgomery County inspector busted some kids for running a lemonade stand at which they were setting aside half the proceeds for pediatric cancer victims. The charge? No permit.
One of the dads involved got a $500 fine. After a TV station’s tape of the bust went viral, the county backed off, canceled the fine and let the kids set up on a side street. The children decided to donate the entire take to cancer kids.
Although it ended well, the incident became news because it illustrates how bureaucrats can abuse power and bully citizens - even kids.
Along the same lines..."