Food.  From ice cream to steak, food brings the world together.  Pot-lucks, buffets, feasts...these are all ways people can come together in order to just eat food.  For one single mother of six, food has become the center of controversy.

Mariza Reulas joined a group on Facebook called 209 Food Spot, which is a group that shares food recipes and sometimes buys and sells meals.  Seems harmless, right?  Well, in San Joaquin County, CA, it is illegal to buy and sell meals without a permit.  What? Since when is buying and selling food illegal?  The plot thickens with the fact that roughly a dozen other people also got charged with the crime of two misdemeanors: operating a food facility and for engaging in business without a permit. 

The only reason that this story is in the headlines is because Reulas didn't take the plea bargain for three years of probation instead of a year in jail.  Reulas has six kids and she is a single mother, so yeah, probation is probably the best option.  Is this really that big of a deal?  Should this much of a dust-up be made over a bowl of ceviche.  Probably not.

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