Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post


... and of course you're right. That kind of incident could happen. But this is where a few rules of common sense... not laws... should take over.

1. There should be a responsible adult behind every neighborhood lemonade stand run by little boys and/or girls. A parent, maybe, or a relative. Someone responsible enough to ensure things are done properly.

2. In the outside chance a person should get sick or worse because of tainted lemonade... lawsuits should be aimed at those responsible... ergo... the responsible adult mentioned in Rule # 1. Suing the city is frivolous and pointless. Cities should not have to issue licenses to neighborhood lemonade stands.


Think of decades past. What was more iconic in suburban neighborhoods than the kiddy lemonade stand? If we're going to police those out of existence..... let's not stop there. Let's outlaw bake sales as well. You can poison people just as easily with a tainted cupcake as with a glass of lemonade.

Somewhere a line has to be drawn.
Hey I hear ya, but you know how the yanks are with lawsuits.

A few months back I remember reading about a girl who ran down three teens in her car (wasn't entirely her fault, I think they were jaywalking or something), killed at least one of the kids, and sued the survivors for causing her emotional distress