Fines a 5 year old girl 150 pounds for having a lemonade stand.
Predictably, with the public screaming in anger, they have since backtracked on the fine and apologized, but fuck them. At no point was there anyone smart enough to say, "Even if we're right in terms of the law, is this really a good idea? Do we really think a 5 year old is some master criminal trying to circumvent the law? Even if we look at this completely selfishly, is this move going to get us great press or bad press?"
Vote them all out.
English City Council doesn't like lemonade
English City Council doesn't like lemonade
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
English City Council doesn't like lemonade
It's the law, damnit, regardless of actual usefulness.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."