Cops Raid Lemonade Stand

[Massimo]

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Classic

[mrsleeve]

Now we are shutting down garage sales. disgusting

A woman fighting a terminal form of bone cancer is trying to raise money to help pay bills with a few weekend garage sales, but the city of Salem says she’s breaking the law and is shutting her down.

Jan Cline had no idea, but the city of Salem has a clear law that states a person can only have three yard sales a year.

Cline has been selling her stuff in the backyard for a few weekends and said she thought she’d be fine by keeping the sale out of everyone’s way.

“It’s a struggle,” Cline says. “It’s a struggle for me because I’m very independent, used to taking care of myself.”

She’s run businesses and supported herself for years but this summer she was diagnosed with bone cancer.

“It’s a bone marrow cancer that eats through the bones and causes holes in the bones so that just by walking I can break a bone,” she says.

In one day she lost her independence, her ability to work and earn an income that could pay for all those medical bills.

So she decided to sell what she owned. The sale was bringing in several hundred dollars each weekend until one neighbor complained and she got a visit from the city.

“He said, ‘I’m sorry. Rules are rules.’”

Cline says she understands the city is trying to prevent nuisances in neighborhoods but she doesn’t think she’s causing any trouble.

“We make such an effort of making it back here (backyard) so that it’s not goobering up the neighborhood, so it’s not like a garage sale all laid out day after day after day,” she says.

Cline says she’s not looking for special treatment but maybe some understanding.

“I just hope that nobody else has to go through this kind of thing. I hope no one else has to give their lives away for nickels and dimes and then be told they can’t even do that. I hope nobody else has to do this ever.”

According to the Community Development Department, there is a reason for the law. In the past some people had set up what ended up being permanent flea-market-type sales on their property.

After hearing more about Cline’s situation, a supervisor said he is going to take another look to see if there’s anything she can do to operate within the law. But if she reopens now, it is a misdemeanor and about a $300 fine.

http://salem.katu.com/news/news/442449-womans-yard-sale-pay-medical-bills-gets-shut-down

[GaryE30]

The more I hear, the more I hate the world we all live in.

[DEV0 E30]

So... how is posting stuff on craigslist "property sale" any different? Because she's doing it more than one weekend? This is retarded.

The more I hear, the more I hate the world we all live in.

Agreed.


Some City Of Phoenix worker tore down my "Toys for Sale" sign at the entrance of my neighborhood when I was 12 trying to sell of toys (RC cars, etc) that I didn't play with any more. I was trying to make enough money to buy something I really wanted. It was early on a Saturday morning in my driveway. I was pretty upset when I realized what he was doing so I started say "Hey, hey! What are you doing?!" running towards him but he ignored me, threw the sign in the back of his truck and took off.

It's because my parents live in a very strict HOA neighborhood and there are (1 or 2) designated garage sale weekends per year, any more than that and it's also a violation of the HOA Agreement and they'll get police involved. That started my hate and vow to never live in such a nazi controlled neighborhood. I've talked enough about them when I was able to drive.

[Vedubin01]

Not Lemonade but Green Tea this time...


http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...een-tea-stand/

[mrsleeve]

Capital police arrest 3 for selling Lemonade on the capital lawn. Yes peddling shit there is illegal, more so than selling it in your own lawn, but come on here this was a protest more than anything.

http://news.yahoo.com/capitol-police-arrest-lemonade-freedom-day-protesters-233628008.html

[mrsleeve]

Not Lemondae this time no selling, just giving it out while exercising the 1st amendment.

Passing out FREE WATER TO PEOPLE in 112* heat in AZ

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/dana-smith-free-water-phoenix-_n_1822719.html?

[Vedubin01]

Not Lemondae this time no selling, just giving it out while exercising the 1st amendment.

Passing out FREE WATER TO PEOPLE in 112* heat in AZ

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._1822719.html?

In before the Atheist...

[GaryE30]

In before the Atheist...

haha

[Exodus_2pt0]

God this is pathetic. If only there was a large open prosperous land we could all run away too... haha

Hmm... sounds familiar. Fuck, too bad it can't happen twice.

[Q5Quint]

There is always money in the lemonaid stand?

[Lodsin]

Whoops! Pocket foruming wish tapatalk didn't make it so easy.

Anyways looks like the link to Omaha lemonade stand is down. Pretty pathetic that it's come to this. Next time someone does a tagsale I'll make sure they have a permit or I'll dial 911 until they get their shit in order.

[fronton]

I can't believe their mom is going to pay them for chores around the house! She better be issuing 1099s