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Woman threatens to call police as girl sells water for Disneyland trip

- By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Washington Post

home trying to work, Ettel viral ... an 8 year old selling said, she lost her temper. water in front of her apart

Ettel tried to get the build- ment building where she’s Things got tight after Erin ing’s security staff to do lived her whole life is NOT Austin lost her job, so she something, but then decided a reason to call the Police.” struck a deal with her 8-year- to take matters into her own And 43,000 likes later, old daughter, who had been hand. She got into an argu- irritated neighbor Alison eagerly anticipati­ng a trip to ment with Austin, and the Ettel has morphed into the Disneyland: final moments of that squabhasht­ag known as #Permit

The family could still make ble have now reverberat­ed Patty, the latest Disney (-trip the voyage to the Magic King- around the world. spoiling) villain. dom if Jordan could help “This woman don’t want #PermitPatt­y spent the raise money, Austin told USA to let a little girl sell some weekend trending on TwitToday. water; she be calling police ter, joining reluctant pho

So the young entrepreon an 8-year-old little girl,” toshop model #BBQBecky neur grabbed a white cooler, Austin said off-camera as she (of black cookout-spoiling some ice and a few bottles followed Ettel, who held her fame) and hurting the busiof water, taking advantage phone up to her ear. “You ness prospects of Ettel, the of Friday’s foot traffic outcan hide all you want; the CEO of a company that sells side her SoMa apartment whole world gon’ see ya, cannabis pet products. and the San Francisco sun boo.” Ettel told USA Today she to make a few quick bucks. “Yeah, and illegally sell- only pretended to call the

“Ice cold water, $2,” she ing water without a permit?” police on the girl. yelled, hawking hydration to Ettel strikes back. But that didn’t stop critpasser­sby near AT&T Park. “On my property,” Ausics from lumping her in with

Alison Ettel told the San tin retorts. the dozens of white people Francisco Chronicle that “It’s not your property. who have sicced the police the girl and her mother had “She posted the video on on people of color for innocbeen making noise for sevInstagr­am, telling the world uous activities. eral hours. Sitting inside her to “make this (expletive) go

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