Texas salon owner Shelley Luther has received nearly $500,000 in GoFundMe donations after being given a $7,000 fine and one-week jail sentence for operating despite public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
It seems unlikely that Luther will be in immediate financial trouble soon, after having received nearly $500,000 in donations from a GoFundMethat describes the salon owner as an"American Hero" who decided to"resist tyranny" by ignoring the public health restriction.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, pictured here with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, has offered to be put under"house arrest" in place of a salon owner who is serving a one-week jail sentence for refusing to abide by public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The campaign's original goal was $250,000, which was quickly exceeded. It is unclear if any of the money, which is said to"go directly to Shelley Luther," will be used to reimburse Patrick's $7,000.
When Judge Eric Moyé sentenced Luther on Tuesday, he gave her an opportunity to avoid jail by apologizing for her"selfish" actions. However, the salon owner refused, claiming children would go without food if she followed the law. "I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say I'm selfish, because feeding my kids is not selfish," Luther said at the hearing,"I have hairstylists that are going hungry because they'd rather feed their kids. So, sir if you think the law is more important than kids being fed, then go ahead with your decision, because I'm not going to shut the salon."
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