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Busted: GA Girl Scout Stand Shut Down for Not Having Permit

A Girl Scout troop in Villa Rica, GA learned the hard way that government regulation is present everywhere. The troop was selling cookies at a local strip mall when a police officer approached the girls and their parents asking for a permit. When they could not provide one, the officer shut down the stand:

The girls told the local Fox affiliate they were scared their parents were going to be arrested. The story does have a happy ending, however. The local police department — which says the permit requirement is there for safety — is offering to throw the girls a pizza party.

The troop also resumed selling their cookies at the mall — after getting the proper permit.

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  • desertkid
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:09pm

    They shut down lemon-aid stands for not having permits. Always have a coffee pot and some donuts close by or put out a collection jar that‘s excepting donations for the policemen’s ball. They’re more likely to buy cookies and donate to the ball and as they walk away and then suddenly turn back and ask “is that coffee I smell”.

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  • Barb1954
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:06pm

    These state and local govts are SO STRAPPED FOR CASH they will impede on the LIBERTY of the GIRL SCOUTS???? WTH? How much did that PERMIT COST? They won’t go after the top dogs that stole our tax dollars, oh no, they will go after our CHILDREN!

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  • blazy
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:05pm

    Sgt. George Brown should be commended for his professionalism.

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  • King_friedrich
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:00pm

    Union d-bag, I am sure.

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  • Thighmaster
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:00pm

    Do they give medals for busting Girl Scout cookie rings. My God, I just bought some a few days ago outside a Wal Mart, I hope I don’t get rounded up when they close the books on this sting. Can’t you just see cops dressed up like girl scouts arresting customers who buy cookies from an unlawful cookie stand?

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:44pm

    But angry union goons are allowed to beat hapless reporters at will. Who’s the police chief there anyway, Charlie Sheen?

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  • rmblount
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:41pm

    Whatayabet the cop is a union member!

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  • Thighmaster
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:36pm

    Toss a donut in front of a speeding car…

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  • EdHampshire
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:31pm

    And the Black Panthers can patrol a polling place with bats.

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    • Thighmaster
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:39pm

      Don’t forget how the cops ignore attacks on tea party members. (they probably got hunting permits)

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  • pppggg
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:31pm

    The permit is for thier safety? Bull Crap. The permit is to get money form them and nothing more just like the traffic laws. Safety is secondary. It all about the money.

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  • xm-1774u
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:20pm

    book em danno lol i think homeland security needs to be involved or the dea for cookie trafficing
    and have mrs obama publicly flogg them for selling fatty cookies ageanst her decree

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  • obama_binpharteen
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:18pm

    I watched this story on the news last week. According to the police chief and Mayor, this wasn’t a permit issue, it was about how dangerously close the girls scouts were to the busy road.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:42pm

      That’s just a BS excuse they gave long after the fact to make it seem like they were protecting them rather than harassing them. According to all involved with the actual incident there was never a word spoken about safety when they were told to leave, the only reason given was that they didn’t have a permit.

      The only person that said anything about it being a safety concern was the police spokesman being interviewed long after the incident after having been briefed by department lawyers and PR staff.

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    • xredcoat
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

      Peddler Permits are a revenue stream for these communities. Many are only good for ONE DAY.
      ca$hing Ca$hing . . . Greedy bastards.

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  • IAMMADDOG
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:18pm

    Maybe they should be selling doughnuts.

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:13pm

    Maybe they should relocate to the Wisconsin State House. They apparently don’t require permits of any kind to set up there.

    Also, I’m sure all those dope smoking freeloaders up there must have serious munchies.

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  • 1TrueOne55
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:12pm

    This is what is happening because Cities and Counties are short of money. What they used to accept as normal now requires a permit since with the permit they could make some money from the sales of the cookies they did not used to get.

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  • rightwingheroes
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:12pm

    The girl scouts acted stupidly, lets have a pizza summit.

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  • DHD
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:11pm

    Barney Fife lives!!

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  • Rowgue
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:09pm

    Roll out a sleeping bag to stay the night and protect the union thugs in Madison…shut down the girl scouts and send them packing.

    Yeah that sounds about right. If you’re criminally stupid.

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  • ADNIL
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

    Kid’s lemonade stands have been shut down too, and kids selling pumpkins to get equipment for their sports teams, remember those last year? How far into our lives will the the govenment interfere? They are getting the next generation ready to accept intrusion into every little thing. What’s next?

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:59pm

      Adnil, we don‘t want to know what’s next. We are being NUDGED, and in some cases, HIT!

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  • WeTheHomers
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

    Good life lessor for the girls; The police are not your friends.

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  • J.C. McGlynn
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

    Most of my life (55 years) I’ve never seen cops going after or licensing needed for selling Girl Scout cookies. Are the local municipalities that desperate for money? Are they going to require permits for door-to-door sales? These people, to me, are immoral idiots. It is that plain and simple.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

      I’m 70, and it‘s the first time I’ve ever heard of a Girl Scout in need of a permit to sell cookies. The annual sales of Girl Scout cookies are Apple-Pie American.

      I thought the “po-po” wanted the support of their citizens. This is not “how to win friends and influence people!”

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:07pm

    The Police Union then set up a stand demanding that “Collective Bargaining Rights” are now in the Constitution( Equal Protection Clause) and selling fake badges so that anyone carrying said badge can pull over any car with a Tea Party Sticker on their bumper and pistol whip or Tazer the perp

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    • emertz8413
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:16pm

      Sounds like a good story line….. Someone call Vince Flynn!! LOL

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  • bassist237
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:05pm

    I am just so happy how progressive America turned us into regressive America. No more room for entrepreneurs. I mean a simple girl scout cookie stand? Great, guess I won‘t be able to stand on the corner playing my Rick Astley cd’s, trying to tell people how good he is, there is no permit for a good Rick Roll.

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    • crazedbanshee
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:43pm

      There is a difference between you “telling” people how good something is and actually selling the product. What if you had a cookie business in the mall. You had to pay all the fees involved with owning a business, you are paying your lease to the mall. Now all of the sudden you have competition not paying for any of these things, with prime location to sell your customers before they even see you. I would be contacting the city and the mall. This girl may get to go on a trip if she sells alot of cookies, but I am feeding my family and my employees families depending on how many cookies I sell.

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:56pm

      The girl scout cookie sales are once a year …and I doubt that they are taking away business from the hot fresh cookie store.

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    • crazedbanshee
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 5:45pm

      @CATB So it sounds like you know they only come once a year. Do you think some people might plan for this and drop loads of money so they can have the cookies year round? Do I believe these rules are ridiculous? Yes, but if a rule is in place it should apply to EVERYONE. You may think of them as the innocent girl scouts, but behind them are people running a business and making a living from these cookies being sold.

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    • patriot4evermore
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 6:56pm

      This reply is really to Crazedbanshee. Seriously I think you have some issues with Girl Scouts of America! I’ve been a Girl Scout Leader for 7 years now and the profit margin is decent for us and the local office. The company that sells us the cookies doesn’t make as much as you think they do. I really don’t care to discuss actual dollar amounts with you, but we do alright. The girls learn the value of selling and how profits work in a safe environment. When they sell door to door with a parent it’s also another learning experience. If you have a problem with someone try picking on someone your own size!

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  • CatB
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:03pm

    That will teach them … you don’t live in the land of the free anymore .

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    • TexasCommonSense
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:23pm

      Where are z paper!

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:59pm

      The police will shut down the little girl scouts for selling cookies without a permit, but will they shut down the Sharia law demonstration in Washington DC this Thursday?

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    • Robert-CA
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Dangerous little kids like her should be send to Gitmo .

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    • Venom
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 7:21pm

      My name is Venom and I like cookies, $%^^ the POOlice if they takin MY cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ghetto moment)

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 10:04pm

      What happened to common sense? Oh yeah, it’s in CA, nuff said.

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  • Rob_M
    Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:00pm

    Bribe him with some thin mints.

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:03pm

      Is that like a beer summit? They were probably union cops that thought the parents were in the tea party. Let the kids sell their cookies. Geez.

      http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Society in Decline video

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

      Permit

      for Girl Scout cookies?

      You dont have to have an ID to voye

      but you have to have a ^#^$$#^ permit to sell

      GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

      BEAM ME UP SCOTTY

      I QUIT

       
    • leftiesaredangerous
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:10pm

      You know, at some point we the people need to take a stand against the out of control regulations put on us by do-gooder liberal control freaks.

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    • Nightstalker
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:29pm

      I wonder if the guy selling crack on the corner had his permit?

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:29pm

      @DashRipRock ~
      Dash, you’re de man! ROFL!
      (I’m still laughing.)
      My sentiments — you stated so well!
      (I’m still laughing!)

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

      Stupid!

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    • Cobra Blue
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:33pm

      Question! When will this stop? When the people rise up. Had enough yet?

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    • crazedbanshee
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:34pm

      I wonder how much money from these cookies actually goes to the girls and how much salary those leading the organization take. Just because an organization is non profit does not mean those managing are not becoming filthy rich. Watch were you are spending your money america.

       
    • michael48
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

      well next time have the girls wear BURKHAS…good grief America…how much is ENOUGH????

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    • Stonewall_Jackson
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

      We have come to the point of having police in Wisconsin who will not follow orders to remove protected to police who bust girl scouts?

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    • rodamaa
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:36pm

      …And the search for intelligent life continues…

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    • GODSAMERICA
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:38pm

      I have the highest regard for police officers but based on some of the stories I’ve seen on here. Some officers do not deserve any high regard. I will presume that this one is a good officer and only doing his job which means that he cannot differentiate between situations and follow only laws that looks good to everyone. However, if he is one of these other kinds, I would have to say that he did that because the Girls Scouts didn’t obey and worship his union and the level heads back at the station had to straighten things out.

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    • Thighmaster
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:44pm

      C’mon people, one can never have too many laws and regulations. Has anyone ever wonder why attorneys have so few regulations and we rarely hear about them in the news?

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    • Obama Bin Lying
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:46pm

      Nothing to see here…move along

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:50pm

      Pretty low-life, picking on a bunch of little girls selling cookies!
      I’m pretty sure there are far more serious crimes being committed.

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 1:59pm

      and yet Drug dealers don’t need a Permit… go figure

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:05pm

      Well it is about freakin’ time we started breaking the scouts. I cannot believe that we have let them get away this long with their no permit cookie stands. Cannot you people of blaze see that if we let these seemingly innocent little law breakers get away with such blatant in your face defiance then I am afraid anything goes from here on out. (light bulb) I bet that’s what has happened in Madison. It‘s the freakin’ girl scouts fault !!!!!! That is why this cancer and blight on the American landscape must be squashed with pity or remorse. It is a matter of protecting our way of life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Down with girl scout’s up with unions
      Down with girl scout’s up with unions
      Down with girl scout’s up with unions
      Down with girl scout’s up with unions

      SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING  
    • taskmaster78
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:37pm

      A permit will not stop a child from running into a road to get the dollar, a good education in safety and just good common sense. The permit provides this community to control commerce and helps to assure the State gets it’s fare share.

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    • UPSETVET
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:42pm

      When God was passing out common sense the authorities in the Geogia town who shut the Girl Scout Cookie stand down must have been fishing in Alabama. The poor little Girl Scouts were probably traumatized by the big Smoky Bear Cop with the big gun on his hip and will froever have a fear of the policemen . Did the police have a permit to throw them a pizza party after the whole mess was over ? If not they should have been arrested by the FBI for police corruption and each officr fined $1,000,000 for stupidity while on duty.

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    • Clive
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 2:52pm

      god… is this news? and the peanut butter ones beat thin mints any day.

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    • Jack Rackham
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 3:00pm

      @ DashRipRock
      You can say that again!

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 3:28pm

      Do they need a permit to campaign or spread lies to the people through speaking or passing out literature/T-shirts?

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    • Average_JoeMN
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 3:40pm

      You can’t bribe a cop with Thin Mints. You need donuts.

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    • GrannyATL
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 4:27pm

      Funny, the local Girl Scout leader stopped by my house a little while ago to drop off my cookies. I asked her about this and she said that they always have to get a permit — and most Scout Leaders know this and gladly abide by it. There is no money involved, but as the Scout Leader explained, it really helps them (the Scouts) out because there can sometimes be a few troups who show up at the same location on the same day, trying to vie for a spot to sell cookies. Having a permit in hand has helped her out several times in the past.

      Through the permitting process they find out what the stores expect with regard to how far away from a door they need to be or whether they can go into the parking lot to sell the cookies. (Usually not.) As she said, it‘s never been a problem and is generally well known within the Girld Scout Troops that a permit is expected whenever you sell outside someone’s store.

      I live in the Atlanta area, not too far from Villa Rica, so I can‘t imagine that this Troop Leader wasn’t aware of this before she decorated her vehicle and headed out to the mall. Shame on her for making herself and her girls out as the victims of the Big Bad Police!

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 8:36pm

      It stinks, but the law is the law!

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    • Infidels R Us
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 10:48pm

      When is the local UFW or SEIU representative going to shut them down for not being in a union. The liberal / socialist way to sell something: First, get your permit, and then, get your union card…don’t leave your home without them.

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    • AxshunAce
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 11:04pm

      Explain to me how a permit will prevent an accident!
      Just sounds like a stuffy counsel person doesn’t like being approached buy a child wanting him to buy something…. If a counsel person has to stop his car because a child’s ball rolled out into the street, will children have to get a permit to play ball in their yards?! They are just trying to discourage these kids because a small minority of people don’t want to be bothered.

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on March 1, 2011 at 5:56am

      Some commies must hate lemonade.

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    • hud
      Posted on March 1, 2011 at 9:19am

      Girl Scouts needing a business permit a sure sign of the downfall of the Republic. The end is near. 2012?

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