Capitalist cancer kid Jane Poole of Colorado is
setting up a lemonade stand to help cover some of the cost of
her treatment for leukemia:
Jane said she planned to sell "a lot until I sell out." She added, "And if I still have bracelets, I can sell them out too. And if I'm all done, I'll tell everyone that I had a great day selling lemonade!"
And, as a reminder that not all kid lemonade ventures end in encounters with the law and tears:
Jefferson County sheriffs and Arvada police even showed up to pitch in.
Still, it might be a good idea to make sure there are some anarchists around. Just in case.
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|8.13.10 @ 4:44PM|#
Cops generaly don't have a problem with it, code enforcement is a different story.
BeltwayLurker|8.13.10 @ 8:39PM|#
Balko, cops. Where is the dead dog?
hmm|8.14.10 @ 11:08AM|#
The grass cops.
Dumber than regular cops.
Fist of Etiquette|8.13.10 @ 4:47PM|#
Take that, Balko!
|8.13.10 @ 4:47PM|#
How many glass of lemonade does it take to pay for one chemo treatment?
Hockey Guy|8.13.10 @ 7:09PM|#
I would give her $1,000.00 for a glass. That should get things going.
|8.13.10 @ 4:49PM|#
Her parents better not let her see Breaking Bad. ;-)
Old Mexican|8.13.10 @ 5:17PM|#
That's because taking away the business of this leukemia sufferer would be akin to drowning kittens.
Even cops know how far they can go. I mean, they can kill little girls on botched drug raids, but not taser and handcuff a little girl with fucking leukemia!
Admiral Ackbar|8.13.10 @ 5:47PM|#
Ah, but what if the botched drug raid is to take the marijuana away from a little girl with leukemia?
BakedPenguin|8.13.10 @ 6:40PM|#
You didn't look at my comment below, did you, Ackbar?
Robert|8.13.10 @ 10:30PM|#
They'll persecute adults with leukemia. They'll persecute healthy children. But not children with leukemia.
BakedPenguin|8.13.10 @ 5:38PM|#
Of course not. They can only shoot her dog.
Robert|8.13.10 @ 10:32PM|#
But not a cat with leukemia.
Stylistic Nazi|8.13.10 @ 6:25PM|#
I am pretty sure "capitalist cancer kid" takes the prize for worst alliteration of 2010.
socialist prick|8.13.10 @ 8:12PM|#
'Jane said she planned to sell "a lot until I sell out."'
Oh, Jane, you've already sold out by accepting the false narrative of greed and profit, man.
Corey S.|8.13.10 @ 8:57PM|#
Insert ASOIAF comment here.
Seer|8.13.10 @ 9:05PM|#
I hope Jane is taking care to use good ingredients, smart marketing and carefully watching her marginal costs and revenues in order to maximize profits.
Or she's selling yellow kool-aid and using the sympathy card. Same thing basically, I'd buy a cup.
Joe_D|8.14.10 @ 7:39AM|#
Oh those wonderful cops... did you watch the video? With the shot of a row of cop motorcycles blocking in a row of parked cars...
hmm|8.14.10 @ 11:10AM|#
Anarchists annoy me, but they get a gold star for starting shit in the name of a girl getting screwed by the government.
Plus, dear god how awesome is that girl.
Alan|8.14.10 @ 12:11PM|#
Arvada seemed like a nice town when I was there. Folks in Colorado are more sensible than average Americans (which ain't saying much, but it's a start).
Go Cancer girl! Live long enough to reap the gains of the Singularity!
blargh|8.14.10 @ 12:43PM|#
Anarchists ftw.
e'|8.16.10 @ 3:22AM|#
Sympathy for them