Neenah WI police face heat for arranging haircuts for officers amid government shutdown of salons

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There will be a run on salons when this is over.




Neenah police face heat for arranging haircuts for officers amid government shutdown of salons


https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2020/04/07/neenah-police-backtrack-haircuts-officers-amid-salon-closures/2960585001/


Duke Behnke, Appleton Post-Crescent Published 1:36 p.m. CT April 7, 2020



Sola Salon Studios are closed to comply with Governor Tony Evers' safer-at-home order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.Buy Photo

Sola Salon Studios are closed to comply with Governor Tony Evers' safer-at-home order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

NEENAH - Police Chief Aaron Olson has come under fire for arranging a hair stylist to cut the hair of Neenah police officers amid the government shutdown of all salons.

Olson said he made arrangements for the hair stylist to come to the Neenah police station from 4 to 8 p.m. twice per week because officers "still need to look presentable to the public."

"We did this with the best of intentions, but obviously people are not looking at it the same way we did," Olson told The Post-Crescent on Tuesday. "I take full responsibility for that. It's unfortunate that this is even newsworthy."

Businessman Dan Hoeck said Neenah's actions were a violation of Gov. Tony Evers' executive order that closed nonessential businesses, including salons and spas, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...........................

[Mariana]

1. "We did this with the best of intentions..."

Yeah, we know. You're completely shocked that people expect cops to follow the same rules as everyone else. That's new and different, isn't it?

"obviously people are not looking at it the same way we did."

Yeah, we know.

"It's unfortunate that this is even newsworthy."

Too fucking bad, asshole. I hope people will continue to pay attention to such things after this is over.

[bullwinkle428]

3. "It's unfortunate that this is even newsworthy." In other words, "I'm sorry I got caught!"

[Mariana]

5. Worse, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it in the first place.

He wasn't even thinking in terms of "getting caught" because it's just normal for cops not to have to follow the same rules as everyone else. He's totally gobsmacked. He truly doesn't understand why anyone cares about this.

[Alacritous Crier]

2. I thought most cops...

were sporting the phallic shaved head look these days... Along with sleeve tattoos and oversized robot looking sunglasses.

[Massacure]

4. If Chief Olson was worried about his officer's hair

He should have just brought in a hair clipper and a number 2 comb and offered to let the officers use it on themselves.