Gothamist: Girl Scouts Take on the NYPD

LarimdaME

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:53:58 -0500

magixcarpet - According to the Post article, you can order cookies and have them credited towards Grace's total by calling (516) 741-2550 ext. 260. No word on delivery fees.

S.D.

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:21:00 -0500

Nice picture of Mayor Girlscout. It seems that the girlscout, Grace Louis, is talking more sense than the NY Gov... Also, Thin Mints *ARE* marvelous anytime.

Tim N.

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:57:33 -0500

I think you need a girl scout.

magixcarpet

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:45:02 -0500

Does anyone know how to get a hold of those Girl Scouts cookies in the city? Is there a site where I can buy them?

Tim N.

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:03:34 -0500

What do you call twenty boxes of thin mints in your freezer? Set for March.

tien

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:10:17 -0500

try this, ed.

ed209

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:42:14 -0500

What's the scam abotu kids selling candies in the subway? The link King Hippo pasted got cut off. I always thought those kids in the subway were genuine.

Haywood

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:39:59 -0500

It figures, Do the police expect the little girls to sell the cookies without adult supervision? This seems like SOP for low IQ cops, lets make a crime out of nothing. Because crime is big business, for the NYPD at least. This is a shameless bullshit fine to increase revenue and reach the ticket quotas that do exist (but are denied as existing). Why fight real crime that could be potentially dangerous to the officer when he can safely ticket people for fictitious non crimes created to generate revenue? I have very little respect for cops who pursue bullshit like this and cause grief for honest people. The cop should be ridiculed as an idiot and a bully. Ticketing people for selling Girl Scout cookies. Great PR NYPD. MMMMMM thin mmints...

Jen

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:35:41 -0500

Good point, KH, about an adult scamming on Girl-Scout-loving New Yorkers to make an extra buck. Any smart person would know that they would need an adorable little girl in a Girl Scout (or Brownie) uniform to make people buy even more cookies. And everyone else, you're right: We do need many boxes of Thin Mints. But I thought that was my dirty secret.

King Hippo

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:29:37 -0500

From the initial reports it sounds like the officer was being a prick. But if the situation were a little different I could see where he could make a case. I'm sure we've all seen kids selling stuff on the subway "to raise money for their basketball team" Gothamist covered it here: http://www.gothamist.com/ask/archives/2004/04/15/those_kids_on_the_subway.php I don't think it would be too far of a stretch to imagine an adult playing off of that scam and claiming that he's trying to help his kids raise money for a camping trip, or something to that effect. I doubt that's what happened here but if the child wasn't present, that would be my defense.

Rose

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:14:13 -0500

Furthermore, anyone selling Girl Scout cookies for any Girl Scout don't need no stinkin' badges to do it!!!!

KeithS

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:22:23 -0500

Tagalongs are the money cookie. Just saying.

dirtgirl

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:16:29 -0500

not so fast, Don... according to the Girl Scouts: Q: Is the purchase of Girl Scout Cookies tax-deductible? A: No and Yes. No, if the customer keeps the cookies. Individuals who buy Girl Scout Cookies and take the cookies home, or consume them, have purchased a product at a fair market value. For this reason, no part of the price of a box of Girl Scout Cookies used in this way is tax-deductible. Yes, if the customer leaves the cookies with Girl Scouts. Many Girl Scouts ask customers to pay for one or more boxes of cookies for use in their community service project, for example, collecting for a food pantry. The customers not receiving any Girl Scout Cookies do not benefit directly from paying for them. Those individuals may treat the purchase price of the donated cookies as a charitable contribution.

Rose

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:14:18 -0500

Mmmmmm, thin mints. And where else might be appropriate to put them considering this stupid ticketing fiasco?!

Tim N.

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:51:31 -0500

... mmmmmm... thin mints....

Don

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:43:26 -0500

Brad, you typed what I thought. I couldn't agree more. As for you, Gothamist, don't be throwin' shade on Thin Mints. They are the perfect food, and they're tax-deductible, too.

Brad

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:22:43 -0500

What do you mean "there's no real reason someone needs 20 boxes of thin mints" ??? What the hell else am I going to put in my freezer?