A GoFundMe account for Shelley Luther, who made national headlines after she was sentenced to 7 days in jail after refusing to tell a court she was “selfish” for reopening her salon despite an ongoing stay-at-home order, has now been officially closed to new donations after racking up a stunning $500,110 in just a few days.
“Shelley Luther is an American Hero that has decided to resist tyranny by opening her business against an unlawful State Executive Order,” reads the GoFundMe page set up on behalf of Luther by Rick Hire of Richmond, Texas. “Her business, SALON A LA MODE offers services for hair and nails, microblading, permanent makeup, professional event makeup, braiding and more! Shelley and her team will likely face legal action, fines, and more during her journey back to freedom. She is doing what everyone else is only talking about, in a patriotic move to take back her liberty! Please support Shelley, and her employees by contributing to this worthy cause. You will not just be supporting Shelley, but you will be supporting the idea that our founders put in writing in the Constitution. 100% of all donations will go directly to Shelley Luther.”
Shelley was slapped with a $7,000 fine and sentenced to a week behind bars on Tuesday by Dallas Judge Eric Moye after she refused to say that she was wrong to open her salon.
“Judge, I would like to say that I have much respect for this court and laws and that I have never been in this position before, and it’s not someplace that I want to be,” she told Moye. “But I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I’m selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish. I have hair stylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. So, sir, 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.”
Luther’s lawyer Warren Norred maintains that her client was “unlawfully arrested and jailed.”
“I’m concerned that the judicial system in Dallas is more concerned for one perspective on the rule of law than it is the plight of working people trying to make a living,” said Norred. “Though the rule of law is cited by the court, there exists no exception for cities to the general rule that an injunction must be supported by a bond. Without an enforceable injunction, no contempt can be found. Our position is that Ms. Luther has been unlawfully arrested and jailed. I hope to obtain a writ of habeas corpus very soon.”
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who demanded Wednesday that Luther be immediately released, also announced that he would personally pay the fine and serve the jail sentence on her behalf. Meanwhile, as The Daily Wire reported, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “has since amended his executive orders so Texans who attempt to work against state orders will not be subject to confinement.”
Amid massive public pressure and with both the Texas governor and lt. governor condemning Moye’s ruling, the Texas Supreme Court ordered Thursday that Luther be released while the court considers her petition.
Upon her release Thursday, an emotional Luther was met with cheering supporters. “I’m a little overwhelmed, and I don’t wanna scare the kids, I’m okay,” she said. “But I just want to thank all of you I just barely met. And now you’re all my friends. You mean so much to me and this would have been nothing without you. Thank you so, so much.”
If people’s willingness to throw money at freedom were exchanged for throwing bullets at the criminals, we then would have our freedom by way of enforcing the Bill of Rights.
that’s a BAM!
I hope she takes that money
And uses it to civilly sue that mayor , governor , cop , AND judge
Because it took ALL of them to railroad her like this
Deprivation of rights under color of law
Fck em
I hope she is a bulldog
Get in there and mix it up honey
Patriots got yer back
Sounds great, brother. We’ll take a copy of her business license to make our battle flag and I’ll lay down my life and blood for her corporation. She’s my new leader and I’m ready to die to defend her privileges and immunities under the 14th Amendment. And I can’t wait to see that lawsuit, declaring emphatically that those goddamn CEOs/color of law democratic liberal governors do not have the authority to subjugate me, that absolute right is reserved for the state legislators. Who do they think we are.
I can read the 14th Amendment and I know what equal access to equal tyranny looks like and I know it is my right to have my liberty removed by the legislators.
F-k that Bill of Rights, we don’t need it. I mean we’re talking $500,000 here and the new libertarian Rosa f-king Parks and enough money to affirm that 14th Amendment and get rid of that goddam aggravating Bill of Rights, which I assure you this corporate bitch has never even f-king read.
Yeah, let’s do it. Let’s pick a side and kill each other. See you on the battlefield.
Come on now, EOS…sue? really? I’d take that money and share it to further prepare for the inevitable battle that will be upon us. When it starts, ‘that mayor , governor , cop , AND judge’ will be a wishing and a hoping justice could have been served in a lawsuit. No, we will not settle for anything less than the complete destruction of this enemy and the restoration of our supreme LAW.