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Free Stater jailed for performing manicure
WMUR-TV Manchester NH ^

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."


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To: TheCrusader
In other breaking news, police arrested a man named Jesus Christ for distributing food to 5,000 hungry people without a vendor's license.

Why wasn't he wearing a hair net when he was feeding the multitudes?

21 posted on 05/09/2005 4:14:40 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker ("There ought to be limits to freedom" --George W. Bush, May 26, 1999)
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To: Dada Orwell
I gotta agree with the state here. Over regulation is a major problem for many businesses, but I don't think this is one of them. We had a situation here in San Jose where a series of raids were conducted on unlicensed manicurists. Seems they weren't cleaning their equipment properly and people were ending up with disgusting fungal infections on their hands and feet.

Basically, I don't want to have to inspect every barbershop I go into to make sure their clipping shears and combs are clean. But then again, I don't know if I trust the government to do it either.
22 posted on 05/09/2005 4:16:29 PM PDT by Bulldog96
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To: Dada Orwell

""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.


23 posted on 05/09/2005 4:29:15 PM PDT by politicalwit (USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
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To: gorush
Does this mean I can go to jail for biting my nails?

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.

24 posted on 05/09/2005 4:38:13 PM PDT by Bear_Slayer
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To: Bulldog96
I remember reading that case, but I think they were actually licenced manicurists that weren't cleaning their equipment. They only sent the health inspectors in because people were getting the nasty infections.
25 posted on 05/09/2005 4:39:32 PM PDT by Celtic Rose (It may be prudent in me to act sometimes by other men's reason, but I can think only by my own)
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To: Bulldog96
people were ending up with disgusting fungal infections on their hands and feet

Buyer beware. let the market decide.

26 posted on 05/09/2005 4:40:11 PM PDT by Bear_Slayer
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To: hillary's_fat_a**
LIVE FREE OR DIE .... sort of.

Best reply so far.

FMCDH(BITS)

27 posted on 05/09/2005 4:43:32 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: politicalwit

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!


28 posted on 05/09/2005 4:43:32 PM PDT by Principium
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To: narby
...what will the workers of the "board of barbering" do for a living?

Work for the "Department of Silly Walks"?

FMCDH(BITS)

29 posted on 05/09/2005 4:45:47 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: explodingspleen
Oh, come on. You know you want the perpetrator of this identified, tracked down, and tagged so the rest of us can identify her.


30 posted on 05/09/2005 4:46:28 PM PDT by Xenalyte (I am at Dr. Venture's lab to right that which is wrong and to repair the torn curtain of time itself)
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To: politicalwit
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?

What has that got to do with the state licensing his business? The proprietor paying a fee to the government to get a slip of paper makes the customer safe from fungi in the same way that having a police department in your town makes you invulnerable to crime. In other words, it doesn't.

In a free country, once word got out that a manicurist was giving people infections, customers would stop going and the business would go under. End of problem.
31 posted on 05/09/2005 4:46:34 PM PDT by fr_freak
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To: Principium

"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.


32 posted on 05/09/2005 4:48:43 PM PDT by politicalwit (USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
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To: billorites
Seriously, our IQ average in New Hampshire has taken a serious hit since these Freestaters started to arrive.

The collective IQ has also taken a hit since all the leftists started flooding into the state.

33 posted on 05/09/2005 4:51:31 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (If arrogance was beauty, New England women would be supermodels!)
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To: diverteach

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!!


34 posted on 05/09/2005 5:00:44 PM PDT by wizr (Freedom ain't free.)
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To: politicalwit
""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."

How is it different? The condition of the food on the plate is still an unknown to you if you didn't prepare it yourself. Even then, there is risk. And, of course, we all know that government licensed food operations never sicken anyone. Interesting you should mention Hepatitis, as that is the particular disease that was transmitted by a ChiChi's in the Pittsburgh, PA area a couple of years ago. Several people were sickened. Did the county or state government take responsibility for the incident? Of course not. If we want to prevent disease transmission, bureaucrats are not the answer. Pieces of government issued paper are not the answer. Washing the feces from the green onions is the answer.
35 posted on 05/09/2005 5:05:38 PM PDT by Principium
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To: fr_freak

"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.


36 posted on 05/09/2005 5:06:37 PM PDT by politicalwit (USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
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To: Principium

" 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?


37 posted on 05/09/2005 5:12:18 PM PDT by politicalwit (USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
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To: who knows what evil?
"The collective IQ has also taken a hit since all the leftists started flooding into the state. "

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.

38 posted on 05/09/2005 5:22:54 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: explodingspleen; Dada Orwell; RKV; TheDon
Alright, you may not know this ( I'm guessing all of you are men) BUT manicures if not done right can cause infection and your finger can fall off. Really!

There are certain chemicals that are illegal and some places still use these chemicals. And a nail file can be dangerous if you're going to get those glue on nails, because first they have to file the front of your nails.They will literally file your nail front down and if they screw up...your whole nail can fall off. And some of those chemicals can infect your finger or open it up to infection. Paula Abdul almost lost her finger after getting a manicure by an idiot. I'm serious.
39 posted on 05/09/2005 5:30:07 PM PDT by LauraleeBraswell ( We must stand behind TOM DELAY!)
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To: politicalwit
. Should we eliminate all licensure? Do you object to a driver's license? Should we eliminate licensure for pilots?

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?

40 posted on 05/09/2005 5:31:09 PM PDT by ikka
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