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Dallas salon owner who reopened despite coronavirus restrictions gets 7 days in jail
Fox News ^ | 5/5/17 1 hour ago | Nick Givas | Fox News

Posted on 05/05/2020 5:42:47 PM PDT by conservative98

A Texas salon owner was given seven days in jail on Tuesday after she refused to apologize for defying coronavirus related restrictions by remaining open for business.

Dallas business owner Shelley Luther was given a choice: She could offer an apology for selfishness, pay a fine and shutdown until Friday, or serve jail time.

"I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I'm selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish," she told the judge. "I have hairstylists that are going hungry because they would rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision. But I am not going to shut the salon."

After her refusal to show contrition, bailiffs led her away to be booked. Her sentence reportedly symbolizes the seven-days she stayed open, despite county regulations.

Luther had been cited by city officials but chose to ignore the warnings. She must also now pay a $7,000 fine.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: again; againso; coronavirus; domesticenemy; ericmoye; fauci; govtabuse; gregabbott; judgeericmoy; moderndayrosaparks; obamajudge; persecution; policestate; reopen; shelleyluther; shutdown; smallbusinessowner; texas; tx; tyranny
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To: Osage Orange; dragnet2

That’s what China does when they send them to a ‘reeducation camp’ as this lady has been.

No out of the realm of possibility that that’s what the people following in the Chinese footsteps will do here also.


41 posted on 05/05/2020 6:14:32 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: conservative98

What law was broken?


42 posted on 05/05/2020 6:16:01 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

.@GregAbbott_TX people around you talk about "criminal justice reform." Well, if its good enough for gang-bangers and meth traffickers, it's good enough for #ShelleyLuther #pardonshelleyluther— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) May 6, 2020


43 posted on 05/05/2020 6:18:23 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

done.

money well spent.


44 posted on 05/05/2020 6:22:57 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: Proud 2BeTexan

it’s fun to watch it go up so fast. she’ll reach her goal today.


45 posted on 05/05/2020 6:40:45 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: conservative98
She must also now pay a $7,000 fine.

Lets see, make her go bankrupt, arrest her, throw her in jail for 7 days possibly getting infected with COVID-19 in jail, disrupt her entire life, just because she wanted to open her little business and didn't kiss this judges azz.

Not America I'm familiar with. Incredible.

46 posted on 05/05/2020 6:43:52 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: conservative98

Shame on Governor Abbott...shame on Texas.


47 posted on 05/05/2020 6:45:20 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: conservative98
This explains a lot...

Sure does...Obama sowed the seeds of his beloved Communist ideology, and the harvest is coming in...

48 posted on 05/05/2020 6:46:55 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Kickass Conservative

The apology is self incriminating. A clear violation of Constitututional jurisprudence.


49 posted on 05/05/2020 6:48:12 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (A deep and terrible ignorance born of abject corruption is required to hate our president.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

This was in a civil court, which I don’t think can legally put a person in jail.


50 posted on 05/05/2020 6:49:55 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: conservative98

Aren’t they obligated to let her out of jail for fear of coronavirus, or does that only apply to real criminals?


51 posted on 05/05/2020 7:07:29 PM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

And he ordered no bail for her.


52 posted on 05/05/2020 7:10:33 PM PDT by Hattie
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To: RoseofTexas; Cruz
Also paging Ted Cruz.

7 days in jail for cutting hair?? This is NUTS. And government officials don’t get to order citizens to apologize to them for daring to earn a living. https://t.co/3rulRlN0gE— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 6, 2020


53 posted on 05/05/2020 7:27:37 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

It is unconstitutional!


54 posted on 05/05/2020 7:28:10 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: conservative98

Governor Abbott needs to do the right thing and pardon her.


55 posted on 05/05/2020 8:02:37 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: conservative98

This is the same place that lets criminals steal $750 without being charged.

The only crime they recognize is people questioning their authority.


56 posted on 05/05/2020 8:14:27 PM PDT by hopespringseternal
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To: conservative98

I would like to know exactly what law she violated and how it was enacted.


57 posted on 05/05/2020 8:14:49 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: conservative98

On top of jail, they are fining her 1000/day for each day she is open till May 8. Dirt bag


58 posted on 05/05/2020 8:57:46 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BOBBY)
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To: dandiegirl

The judge when he was in the military.

59 posted on 05/05/2020 9:14:34 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Enlightened1

She should and hopefully will appeal.

And change the name of her place to Jailbird Salon.

She will have one of the most popular salons in Texas.


60 posted on 05/05/2020 9:25:06 PM PDT by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen)
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