Posted on 05/09/2005 3:36:24 PM PDT by Dada Orwell
Police Arrest Man For Giving Manicure
From the ABC affiliate in New Hampshire click the link to see TV coverage http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4467723/detail.html
Man Busted For Manicuring Without License Free-Stater Protests Licensing Laws
POSTED: 3:52 pm EDT May 9, 2005 UPDATED: 5:16 pm EDT May 9, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. -- A self-proclaimed manicurist decided to open for business in Concord on Monday without the state's approval, attacking state licensing laws with a nail file.
Police Arrest Man For Giving Manicure
Michael Fisher, 23, of Newmarket, N.H., was arrested and charged with violating the state's license law. He said he organized the protest to call attention to what he said are needless obstacles facing small businesses in the state.
His first and only customer was Kat Dillon, of Frost, Texas, who said it was her first manicure. It was also Fisher's first time giving one.
"I'm going to buff it and shine it with one of these, a buffer, basically," he said.
The manicure performed without a license was undertaken right outside the state Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics office.
"The reason I'm doing this is because it's one of the harmless things I can do to prove that the law is unjust," Fisher said. "Without the government's permission, you can't do nails, hair, lot of other things."
Fisher said his manicure movement was inspired by the movie "Ghandi" and backed by his fellow Free-Staters, who favor minimal government and maximum personal freedom. Dillon is also a member of the group, which has organized members to move to New Hampshire in an effort to influence the state adopt a more libertarian government.
"It's wrong for the state to tell you you can or can't open a business," Free-Stater Dave Ridley said.
Fisher had advertised his protest, so it was no surprise when board inspectors arrived on the scene, and it was no surprise that Concord police soon followed.
"Initially, we were going to issue him a summons and release him on a summons to appear in court," Sgt. Roger Baker said. "He indicated he wouldn't stop, so at that point, it was a full custody arrest."
Performing a manicure without a license is a misdemeanor. Fisher remains in Merrimack County Jail, refusing to see a bail commissioner. He will be arraigned Tuesday morning in Concord District Court.
He said he plans to plead guilty to "help get the message out there."
Why wasn't he wearing a hair net when he was feeding the multitudes?
""It's wrong for the state to tell you you can or can't open a business," Free-Stater Dave Ridley said."
The State of NH didn't tell the man he couldn't open a business, just that a license was needed. I wonder if this idiot has ever heard of HIV or Hepatitis or how either of these disease processes can be transmitted via a manicure?
Let him spend time in jail. Perhaps he'll get "buffed and polished" by the other law breakers.
No. However, if you bit another's nails and charged that person, you could go to jail.
If you trained another person to bite someone's nails, for a fee - you could go to jail.
Buyer beware. let the market decide.
Best reply so far.
FMCDH(BITS)
But what about all of those people who will be attending picnics this summer?! Sampling potentially deadly pathogen-laden foods made by strangers in unlicensed kitchens. The horror!
Work for the "Department of Silly Walks"?
FMCDH(BITS)
"But what about all of those people who will be attending picnics this summer?"
"PROFESSIONAL" food preparers are required to obtain a license as well as tested for TB. John Q. Public having a family reunion is something entirely different.
Your analogy is a total bust.
The collective IQ has also taken a hit since all the leftists started flooding into the state.
1. Are you qualified to maintain that shovel?
2. What do you plan to do with that cow excrement there?
3. Diverteach. Is that your real name? Otherwise,it's gonna cost you extra for that license.
4. Etc.
5. Etc.
Yeah, we all need to be covered by license fees. Do you expect them to advertise, or otherwise promote, your business? No WAY!!
"What has that got to do with the state licensing his business?"
Having started and operated two businesses in New Hampshire I'm very familiar with their laws. First, individual business are recorded in the individual cities and towns. Unless the business is utilizing a DBA or is incorporated, there is no official state registration. Please make note of the word "registration."
Just as a barber shop, the shop itself doesn't not require registration, however the individual barbers must be licensed. The license is essentially stating that the individual has met basic educational requirements in that profession. This applies to most trades where the profession is performed or applied on an individual be it a physician, nurse, physical therapist, radiology tech, respiratory therapist, massage therapist, barber, hair stylist, or manicurists. Should we eliminate all licensure? Do you object to a driver's license? Should we eliminate licensure for pilots?
The Freeloader, opps, Freestater was looking for his 5 minutes of fame. Let him spend his time in jail where he obviously belongs.
" How is it different?"
Do you prepare picnic foods for a profit? Can't you see a difference between a family outing and a catered event?
Hence the inverse relationship between IQ and tax rates.
I'm not opposed to anything that the FreeStaters advocate.
They're just so lame that I cringe.
Yes, we should eliminate all licensure. A driver's license has to do with driving on other people's property - you don't need a DL if you only drive on closed racetracks or your own property. And pilots, even licensed, still die when they make mistakes - funny how that piece of paper doesn't even function as a parachute, isn't it?
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