Country Time Lemonade to help pay fines, permit fees for kids’ lemonade stands

"The company is launching 'Legal-Ade,' a team of people who will help lemonade stands deal with permit issues. If a child gets fined for running a lemonade stand, Legal-Ade will reimburse the cost of the fine or permit up to $300."

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31 Orlando cops sued for doing nothing while nightclub patrons were massacred

"A city police officer acting as a security guard didn't do his job and more than two dozen of his colleagues failed in their duties or violated the civil rights of surviving victims after the 2016 Orlando, Florida, nightclub massacre, according to a new federal lawsuit."

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‘Utter chaos’: ICE arrests 114 in immigration raid at Ohio gardening company

"About 200 federal officers blitzed two locations of Corso’s Flower and Garden Center. Agents surrounded the perimeter of the Castalia location, blocking off nearby streets as helicopters flew overhead. Dozens of the workers’ children were left stranded at day-care centers and with babysitters, local activists wrote on social media."

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Welcome to Police-State America, Weary Traveler

"If Homeland Security were genuinely concerned about public safety, they’d transfer those armed INS agents to serve as security guards in the baggage claim area, and leave intelligent, trained and — what the hell — polite and welcoming passport checkers to handle the paperwork end."

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