Dallas salon owner who reopened despite coronavirus restrictions gets 7 days in jail

[TheComputerGroup]

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.

Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference Tuesday about the reopening of barbershops and salons, which is set to take place on Friday.

Texas hair salons, barbershops, nail and tanning salons can reopen Friday. Gyms will be allowed to reopen at 25 percent capacity on May 18.

There will only be one customer per stylist and people can only wait inside if they maintain social distancing. Appointment scheduling is encouraged to avoid large crowds.

Everyone will be encouraged to wear masks, Abbott said.

“This allows these types of businesses to open up, but it doesn’t require them to do so,” he explained. “Every owner of every salon should use their own best judgment.”

There’s still no date set for bars to reopen in the state, but Abbott said his administration is working on a solution.

He added that the 25 percent capacity limits do not apply to outdoor seating at restaurants, but the social distancing rules of 6 feet do.

The governor also said weddings are part of the ceremonies involved in rules for religious services, funerals, burials and memorials. They can occur, but must all have limited seating arrangements.




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[TheComputerGroup]

So the politicians consider her selfish for working trying to feed her family?

Yeah, this won't go over well with the public......

 

[brendanjack]

Where’s the aclu at a time like this ? New narrative?

 

[bodyforlife]

Amazing. Not only does she have to close down, but she also has to apologize. Sure thing. Perhaps this judge should look in the mirror to see who the real child is.

 

[TheFalls]

From what I can tell, Dallas proper...is sad in pretty much every govt'l aspect.

 

[Albatross]

Where’s the aclu at a time like this ? New narrative?

That's what I want to know. I guess they are out of business

 

[StevieRay]

That's what I want to know. I guess they are out of business

They are working for others now

 

[Willie99]

That's what I want to know. I guess they are out of business

Probably finding ways to defend Biden

 

[Albatross]

Probably finding ways to defend Biden

Biden is working hard to keep his Chinese business relations on the up and up. Cant upset daddy.

 

[TheFalls]

nice...go fund me for her up to $260K

https://www.gofundme.com/f/shelley-...edium=copy_link&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet

 

[TheFalls]

Great quote in the photos from a giver..

"Some of us have jobs to do, stop being a commie pussy."

 

[TheComputerGroup]

Texas AG tells judge to free Dallas woman 'unjustly jailed' for operating hair salon


Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sent a letter urging a Dallas judge to free a woman he sent to jail a day earlier after she refused to apologize for keeping her hair salon open in violation of Gov. Greg Abbott's order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Soon after, Abbott said he agreed with his attorney general on the matter.

Paxton, whose office said Shelly Luther was "unjustly jailed" in a release, told Dallas County State District Judge Eric Moyé that he had abused his discretion and emphasized that the woman was keeping her business open in order to feed her family

"As a mother, Ms. Luther wanted to feed her children," Paxton said in his letter. "As a small business owner, she wanted to help her employees feed their children. Needless to say, these are laudable goals that warrant the exercise of enforcement discretion."

Luther was given three choices by the judge: 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."

Her sentence was reportedly meant to reflect the seven days she kept her salon open in violation of the governor's order, but on Wednesday the governor sided with Luther.

"I join the Attorney General in disagreeing with the excessive action by the Dallas Judge, putting Shelley Luther in jail for seven days," Abbott said. "As I have made clear through prior pronouncements, jailing Texans for non-compliance with executive orders should always be the last available option. Compliance with executive orders during this pandemic is important to ensure public safety; however, surely there are less restrictive means to achieving that goal than jailing a Texas mother."

Paxton also cited in his letter the state's efforts to reduce its jail population and the fact that the order keeping salons closed is set to expire Friday.

"In light of the foregoing, your actions abused your discretion in holding Ms. Luther in contempt and ordering her to jail in a civil court proceeding," Paxton said. "For these reasons, the Court should immediately reconsider its order and release Ms. Luther from confinement."

The dustup Wednesday over Luther's actions came after two Texas Republican lawmakers got illegal haircuts at another business in protest of the fact that hair salons and barbershops were not part of the initial wave of businesses to reopen under the governor's plan.

"Hairstylists and the cosmetology industry don’t have a lot of lobbyists in the Capitol advocating for them, whereas maybe the big-box stores and large restaurant chains do and sadly they were overlooked when this should have been an industry that was opened first, because of how regulated they are and the health standards they have to comply with," state Rep. Briscoe Cain said, according to Fox 26 Houston.

He was joined by Rep. Steve Toth in his act of civil disobedience.

Hours after the two politicians' haircuts, Abbott announced that hair salons, barbershops and tanning salons would be allowed to open beginning on Friday, but with strict social distancing measures. For example, each stylist can only be assisting one customer at a time, according to Fox 26 Houston.

The announcement by Abbott moves up the timeline for those businesses, which were previously supposed to open in mid-May along with businesses like gyms and traditional offices.



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/te...las-woman-unjustly-jailed-for-operating-salon

 

[slapshot]

Judges are corrupt

 

[sinkhole]

"I join the Attorney General in disagreeing with the excessive action by the Dallas Judge, putting Shelley Luther in jail for seven days," Abbott said. "As I have made clear through prior pronouncements, jailing Texans for non-compliance with executive orders should always be the last available option. Compliance with executive orders during this pandemic is important to ensure public safety; however, surely there are less restrictive means to achieving that goal than jailing a Texas mother."

Gov. Abbott is full of crap.
If he wanted the woman freed, he has to power to pardon her and/or commute the sentence.

 

[REDEYE]

Cold day in hell I would apologize to these fucks..

 

[bodyforlife]

Gov. Abbott is full of crap.
If he wanted the woman freed, he has to power to pardon her and/or commute the sentence.

In Texas criminal cases, the governor’s pardon power is specifically limited by the Texas Constitution, requiring the prior recommendation of a board appointed by the Texas Legislature.

 

[Michelangelo]

Anyone notice the difference in her penalties between the first and the second article?

This is one of the categories of news reporting that Trump calls fake news.

Sloppy reporting has been part of the landscape forever. It's not likely driven by bias but by sloppy reporting standards where the facts vary from one report to another.

Get it together, newsmedia. We want truth in reporting.

 

[TheComputerGroup]

Anyone notice the difference in her penalties between the first and the second article?

This is one of the categories of news reporting that Trump calls fake news.

Sloppy reporting has been part of the landscape forever. It's not likely driven by bias but by sloppy reporting standards where the facts vary from one report to another.

Get it together, newsmedia. We want truth in reporting.

Those years are gone Michael.......journalism doesn't exist anymore.

 

[TimmyRules]

Judges are corrupt

some damn sure are!

Especially when backed by big $$$

 

[KennyB]

Just saw a picture of the pompous judge. A nice Jewish boy. This is outrageous. I keep saying but it is time for heads to roll. The lady is trying to feed her family. No one has to go to her salon. The curve has been flattened. Time to end the lockdowns.