The Fine Points of Solicitation, or What’s Wrong With This Snow Job?

Like most people, I love a little sweat-of-your-brow initiative, and it’s twice as cool if it’s displayedby budding entrepreneurswho aren’t even out of high school yet. So two teenagersgoing door to door after a heavy snowstorm, asking if they can help out by shoveling driveways and sidewalks for a little extra cash… that’s excellent. Who would possibly object to it?

The Jersey cops, that’s who. They picked up two Bridgewaterhigh-school seniors and told them to scram, because

“They need a permi...