Rouge Lemonade Stand Shut Down

A six-year-old girl named Abagail Shaw learned that it’s not easy being an entrepreneur on Wednesday, June 18, in Naples, Florida. Her lemonade stand was shut down due to a lack of permit required for temporary businesses. A complaint was filed by a nearby neighbor, causing the cops to follow procedure and follow up on it.
The police officers arrived on the scene to find that the complaint was true and a rogue lemonade stand was illegally exchanging quarters for Dixie Cups filled with “lemonade.” The liquid was confiscated and taken to the lab for testing, where it was confirmed that it was made from real lemons.

The cops, upon learning that she was operating without a permit, wasted no time in throwing Abagail to the ground and placing handcuffs around her wrists. The handcuffs were said to have slipped off, resulting in her being hog tied and tossed in the squad car. When later interviewed about the arrest, the officer explained, “I felt the force was necessary because of her insubordination and obvious attempt to escape.”

An onlooker in a wife-beater described the incident as like nothing he had seen before. But he added, “The lemonade was overpriced and wasn’t very good.”

The department chief said, “We’ve had a lot of problems with the children in this area. We’ve arrested dozens for playing pretend army games, illegal games of ‘house,’ and mostly recently this criminal lemonade ring. This total disregard for the law is unacceptable.”

Abagail Shaw was charged with operating a stand without a permit, running a monopoly on that particular street, and bribing a police officer with a free cup of lemonade.

The girl was returned to her stand after the city “played Mr. Niceguy.” A permit was issued, allowing her to resume business as usual. All other fake charges that I made up were also dropped.

She is said to have since tripled business because of the publicity. This allows her to pay the cops for protection under her tiny plastic table.