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Meet Shelley Luther.  She very politely refused to apologize for reopening her North Dallas hair salon.  The judge sentenced her to seven days in jail and a $7,000 fine.

Technically she didn’t break a law.  She refused to obey an executive order.  Then she opted for jail rather than apologize.

This is where we are in America today.  It’s even more shocking that this happened in Texas, and in Dallas.

You can go to a liquor store and practice social distancing, but apparently, if you go to a nail salon you don’t yet know how to do so.

But wait, you beg, “we have to do this because some people might get sick.”  Who said that you have to go to the nail salon? No one.  It’s the ones that said you have no choice that are worrisome.

Small, individually owned, clothing stores have been shut down for two months.  Walmart has been selling groceries(essential) and $14.99 slacks made in China(let that sink in) for those same two months.  One is essential.  The other not.

It’s your individual choice.  It’s your right to go or not to go just like it’s your right to stand in line to buy beer.  If you can stand six feet apart for a badly needed six-pack, you can sit six feet apart for a badly needed trim.

This judge could have easily chosen a less ridiculous route.  It’s all about power, and therefore control.   If you have the power, you have the control.

Her explanation was her desire to feed her kids and pay her employees.  Now she’s out another 7k.  A GoFundMe page has already started for her.  Our guess is it’ll top 100k by end of the day today.

And, that is a good thing to help offset a dumb thing.

If this were an isolated incident it would be one thing.  It’s not.

Stop giving up your rights.  It’s your right.