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Shelley Luther, owner of Salon à la Mode, has actually declined to close her service.
A beauty parlor owner in Texas has been jailed for a week for remaining open in spite of coronavirus constraints that have shut all non-essential businesses.
Shelley Luther, owner of Hair salon à la Mode in Dallas, appeared in court on Tuesday after defying a cease-and-desist letter and a limiting order.
The judge stated she could prevent jail if she apologised for being self-centered, shut the salon and paid a fine.
But Luther refused, stating “feeding my kids is not selfish”.
She would only have needed to close the beauty parlor until Friday, since the state plans to permit them to reopen then.
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