Monday, June 28, 2010

Good Samaritans Stimulate the Economy

Television station KNWA reported police broke up a large, underage drinking party last Thursday at the faith-based Samaritan Community Center Thrift Store in Springdale's Mathias Plaza.
 
A clerk at neighboring business, Take Two Video called police when she noticed numerous people going in and out of the thrift store after hours with the lights turned out.

Times sure have changed. It used to be when police broke up a teenage party, they would just call the parents to come get them. I have been told that every teen present at this party was arrested and charged with minor in possession of alcohol and possession of drug paraphernalia for the hookah.

Springdale may have come up with an efficient new way to stimulate the local economy. Just think of the huge boost to revenue collected from fines, increased business for local attorneys and conserving fuel in the squad cars all at the same time.

2 comments:

  1. Hopefully our free-market press will follow up on this story to discover how the teens got access to the place.

    Additionally, Good Samaritan is run by good people and serves a worthwhile purpose. It's the only place around where I take useful, unwanted items.

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  2. It was the child or grandchild of the owners who took the key and invited only 50 of their closest friends for a night of drinking, smoking and trying on vintage clothing.

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