This is bureaucracy just RAGING out of control. And it's also basically guaranteeing this guy won't get re-elected.
Michael Wolfensohn is a city councilman in New Castle, New York. Last month, he happened to spot two kids who'd set up a BAKE SALE to make a little money.
The kids were two 13-year-old middle school students named Andrew DeMarchis and Kevin Graff. They set up on a corner and they were selling cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and Rice Krispie treats . . . that they baked themselves . . . for $1 each.
When Michael saw the bake sale, he stopped . . . and asked the boys if they had a license to sell their food. They obviously didn't. So Michael CALLED THE COPS.
The police showed up, apologized to the kids and their parents, but said that because the councilman had filed a report, they had to shut the stand down.
Andrew's mother, Suzanne DeMarchis, says, quote, "[They] were so upset, crying all the way home, worried if [they] were going to get arrested or have a criminal record."
Andrew and Kevin have been running different businesses all year to raise money for different charity projects, including a book collection for a local children's hospital and other sales to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
This story just came out now after a friend of the DeMarchis family told the local paper and they filed a Freedom of Information Law request for the police report.
As for Michael, he says, in hindsight, he should've just told the boys they needed a license but, quote, "The police are trained to deal with these sorts of issues."
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