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LonePirate

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5. She was sentenced to 7 days for violating the lockdown. At her court date, she ...
Wed May 6, 2020, 10:35 PM
May 2020

Claimed the children of the stylists at her salon were going hungry and she refused to apologize for opening her salon. The state is easing lockdowns on Friday but she will still be in jail.

As I have stated before, if the federal government and state governments had guaranteed income and food security for Americans during the lockdowns, there would be far fewer incidents of people violating the lockdowns. That being said, if she was so concerned about the children of her staff, she would have helped them receive unemployment, for which they are eligible (regular benefits + $600 each week). I suspect that would have helped feed those children to some degree - certainly more so than what the stylists will make working at a near empty salon with their hours greatly reduced.

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