Monday, August 10, 2020

Passive Revolt

 So, there is this whole coronavirus thing, and there's this whole government thing, with a mask mandate and restrictions on occupancy.  Then there is this thing called Freedom, and sometimes they collide.  They are colliding inn Denham Springs, LA.  Denbam Springs is a suburb of Baton Rouge and one restaurant owner has had enough.

It seems that the owner of Firehouse BBQ, a restaurant, is not abiding by the mask mandate, claiming that it has causeed health issues with her employees.  She is running a "mask-optional" restaurant, and she is not turning away customers.  And business is booming.

Well, our petty tyrant governor can't have people making their own decisions, so he pulled her license.  And she kept operating anyway.  Then, the governor had a district court judge issue a Temporary Restraining Order, forcing her to shut down, but the restaurant is too busy to close, and is still serving her delicious BBQ.

And business is booming.  She claims she's too busy to shut down.  It's a great story.  It's part of the American tension between government and personal freedom.  The business owner is in passive revolt.  She is simply not complying.  It's a story as American as apple pie.  And I applaud her for it.

But, it leads to some interesting legal questions.

3 comments:

juvat said...

Good! Put me on that jury. It's about bloody time people are standing up to these petty dictators. I wish her the best and if you hear of a defense fund for her, please publish that info. I'd be happy to contribute.

les1 said...

If it was Antifa or BLM, or some other democrat organization, they wouldn't do a thing. Good luck to her.

Termite said...

If a Sheriff decides not to endorse a court order, I'm not sure if there's much a judge can do about it.