This was not some little girl selling a cupcake or two in front of her house. She and her Mommy, Heather, were operating a bakery without a valid license or health inspections.
Picture this, if you can. Two bakeries, one with a “Notice of Approval” from the Illinois Health Dept. posted in their front window, the other with a notice saying that they were NOT inspected and NOT approved to sell to the public. Which one are you going to eat at?
You can continue with your juvenile over-reacting arguments without me. I assure you that posting to me will be futile on your part. That’s all I have to say about this issue.
From FOX News:
“Amy Yeager, a health department spokeswoman, told the newspaper the county was only applying the law governing businesses that sell and distribute food to the general public.”
“The rules are the rules. It’s for the protection of the public health,” Yeager said. “The guidelines apply to everyone.”
Chloe Stirling:
“Well, I think it’s just the rules are rules and they kind of need to be followed. I really don’t blame the health department because it’s not really their fault,” she told the station.
“KSDK.com reported that many people have offered to open up their county-inspected kitchens to Chloe. The family is also considering building a second kitchen in their basement so she can continue baking.”
Thank you for that. I’ll confess I was picturing little Suzy and some friends out front with a cupcake stand on a Saturday. My apologies if I was harsh.
Well now, there you go. I think it would be a great idea. She could have a little sign made up that says "Our kitchen has not been inspected by agents of the police state." That pretty much solves the problem. The customer is fully informed, and is able to make their own choice, rather than have their choices artificially limited by the aforementioned police state diktat.
As for the quote you mentioned, “The rules are the rules. It’s for the protection of the public health,” Yeager said. “The guidelines apply to everyone.” I believe the classic rendition of that is "we were just following orders". We've heard it before, and some of us would prefer to make decisions on our own, thank you very much.
Another way of looking at this is, would you rather buy a cupcake made by some impersonal conglomerate staffed with union labor that loads up their product with God only knows what kind of preservatives and artificial ingredients, or one made at home by a girl with a strong entrepreneurial spirit?
I know which way I'd go.