Children defy police in Washington, purchase lemonade at Capitol

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In response to a recent wave of lemonade stand shut downs and harassment of children over such petty regulations as are used to shut them down, several activist gathered at the west lawn of the capitol in Washington, DC to sell lemonade and were arrested. While the officers were technically on solid "legal" ground in shutting down the stand, they behaved inappropriately by any standard numerous times, using intimidation tactics on protestors and observers, and harassing members of the professional media. The willingness with which children and tourists participated by purchasing lemonade in disobedience of the police instructions is an indicator of how little respect the general public has for government in general, and specifically police when enforcing unjust laws. Gives me hope for America. For those who are complaining about the public property not being used for its intended purpose, part of the point of this that the government should not be using public property for the glorification of government when it could be better used to serve public interests. Excessive vending at the capitol (or without a permit in any public space) would surely be preferable to 22.5% unemployment. Free the economy!

Original footage by Dustin DeLelles, Clyde X, Luke Rudkowski, Adam Kokesh
Video editing by Dustin DeLelles

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• lemonade
• stand
• national
• capitol
• park
• police
• arrest
• copblock
• washington
• dc
• intimidation
• children
• tourists
• buying

[kingdobbs1]

Ron Paul Better change this Nazi Country back to a Free Land!

[CaptainRidley]

What the fuck is wrong with our country? You need a permit to sell fucking lemonade? What the hell?!

[TheCosmicGypsies]

@CaptainRidley Your country was sold out beneath you long ago. The people are as much to blame for allowing it to happen.

[Shmeb2]

They weren't really using force

[kingdobbs1]

Go jack off to youtube Troll!

[Fyreguy16]

@kingdobbs1 lol dude you're so funny. it seems everything i say to you, you will only respond with a curse word or insult. rofl but the funny thing is, you're only proving your own immaturity. thx for the laugh kid :)

[kingdobbs1]

@Fyreguy16 Grow up and stop acting so childish!

[Fyreguy16]

@kingdobbs1 lol actually you are, but its ok, i find it HILARIOUS!!!!!

[kingdobbs1]

@Fyreguy16 Shit you are! im not the one acting like a troll punk!

[Fyreguy16]

@kingdobbs1 lol you're pathetic.

[kingdobbs1]

@Fyreguy16 Get a life Troll!

[Fyreguy16]

@kingdobbs1 lol "you're"*** and yea, says the kid who is sitting there arguing with ONE person over bullshit petty insults for 4 pages of comments in 1 day hahaha. again, you've already proven you are a mere 12 year old. its ok, everyone was 12 at one point.