Posted on 03/31/2021 1:18:56 AM PDT by be-baw
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MI -- The Owosso barber who became a figurehead for those opposed to executive orders issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer nearly a year ago, is facing a $9,000 fine for giving unlicensed hair cuts on the steps of the state’s Capitol and sanitation and equipment violations.
Individual fines of $4,500 were ordered against both Karl W. Manke, 77, and his barbershop, Karl Manke Main St. Barber & Beauty Shop -- totaling $9,000 -- to be paid to the state of Michigan within 90 days following a Michigan Board of Barber Examiners’ Monday, March 29 review, according to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or LARA.
The order states it is effective 30 days from the date it was signed.
Manke’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Michigan Board of Barber Examiners voted to assess both Manke and his barbershop $500 fines for three sanitation and equipment violations and $3,000 for unlicensed hair cutting at the Michigan Capitol, Matthew Erickson, Public Information Officer for LARA, said in an email to MLive-The Flint Journal.
Manke reopened for customers on May 4, 2020 in defiance of an executive order issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that closed barber shops, salons and other “non-essential” businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19.
After Manke’s license was suspended due to the barber’s violation of the order, he “engaged in barbering on the front steps of the Michigan State Capitol, which is not a licensed premises.
“He also admitted to operating his barbershop and cutting hair after being served with the summary suspension order,” according to a complaint by the Department of Attorney General Licensing and Regulation Division on behalf of LARA.
The complaint states Manke continued his practice without a license or registration, committed gross negligence, operated in an unsanitary manner, operated in an unlicensed premises and failed to maintain a premises in accordance with sanitation requirements. It also states he failed to comply with the requirements for tools and equipment.
Individual fines of $4,500 were ordered against both Karl W. Manke, 77, and his barbershop, Karl Manke Main St. Barber & Beauty Shop -- totaling $9,000 -- to be paid to the state of Michigan within 90 days following a Michigan Board of Barber Examiners’ Monday, March 29 review, according to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or LARA.
The order states it is effective 30 days from the date it was signed.
Manke’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Michigan Board of Barber Examiners voted to assess both Manke and his barbershop $500 fines for three sanitation and equipment violations and $3,000 for unlicensed hair cutting at the Michigan Capitol, Matthew Erickson, Public Information Officer for LARA, said in an email to MLive-The Flint Journal.
Manke reopened for customers on May 4, 2020 in defiance of an executive order issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that closed barber shops, salons and other “non-essential” businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19.
After Manke’s license was suspended due to the barber’s violation of the order, he “engaged in barbering on the front steps of the Michigan State Capitol, which is not a licensed premises.
“He also admitted to operating his barbershop and cutting hair after being served with the summary suspension order,” according to a complaint by the Department of Attorney General Licensing and Regulation Division on behalf of LARA.
The complaint states Manke continued his practice without a license or registration, committed gross negligence, operated in an unsanitary manner, operated in an unlicensed premises and failed to maintain a premises in accordance with sanitation requirements. It also states he failed to comply with the requirements for tools and equipment
Oops. Sorry for the double post. That was not intended.
Notice that they didn’t even try to nail him for violating the lock-down protocols
I was in Owosso to support Karl against the Michigan Medusa last year. I got a good $15 haircut. Tip $35.
Still 🤡🌎 here though
Did you buy his book?
Welcome to Marxist Michigan. Time for a real “insurrection” against Comrades Witless and Nessrl etc.
Thou shalt not challenge the wicked witch of Lansing.
“unlicensed hair cuts”
how dare you cut someone’s hair without the governments permission...
“When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed.”
Ayn Rand
Karl had several. I did not. My tip was good for one. I knew what we were up against from the Iron Mitten Murderer.
My Co-Workers from Michigan [Grand Rapids, Holland] are the most spineless sheep I have ever met. They obey Witless without question. One guy I talked to yesterday, said he had not been to a restaurant since March of 2020. He was afraid to “break the law”
This is how the administrative state, designed by Progressives, gets around the bill of rights.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.