A Dallas, Texas woman will be spending time in jail for refusing to close her salon during countywide restrictions. The judge offered the salon owner a deal. If she apologized for being selfish, pay a fine, and shut down until the end of the week she would avoid jail time.
The lady was too prideful and disagreed with the judge saying,
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.
The judge found the woman guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court. She will have to pay $1,000 for every day her business was open, total of $7,000. Her sentence was seven days for civil violation and seven days for criminal violation.
Your actions were selfish, putting your own interests ahead of the community in which you live,” said District Judge Eric Moye. “You disrespected the orders of the state, the county and this city
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