Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is trashing the 77-year-old barber who defied the states shut down order and opened up his shop. Nessel referred to the shop owner, Karl Manke, as not a hero and not a patriot.
Were not looking to throw people in jail, Nessel said of the owner of Karl Mankes Barber & Beauty Shop in Owosso. That is, to me, a very, very, very last resort. We want him to discontinue his conduct, which we think is aiding and abetting in the spread of the virus.
Manke opened his shop last week in defiance of the states strict orders.
Mr. Manke, hes not a hero to me, she added. Hes not a patriot. A patriot is a person that fights all enemies, foreign and domestic, and does everything possible to protect his fellow countrymen and countrywomen. And to me, Mr. Manke is doing just the opposite of that, allowing the virus to spread.
The Washington Examiner reports that Nessel filed for a temporary restraining order against Mankes shop reopening, but it was tossed out by a circuit judge in Shiawassee County. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has also suspended Mankes barber license.
Manke is facing a fine over over $1,000 after being cited by police with a civil infraction and two misdemeanors for opening his shop to cut some hair.
Manke was in attendance at the anti-lock down rally on Thursday. Hillary Clinton accused those protesters of being domestic terrorists because some of the people used their Second Amendment right to carry during the demonstration.