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OWOSSO, Mich. — A 77-year-old barber who was in “despair” over Michigan’s business shutdown said he was given a ticket Wednesday that could cost him $1,000 or more after reopening his shop and cutting hair this week.

“I’m not trying to prove some point. I needed to get back to work,” Karl Manke said.

Manke’s shop in Owosso has been crowded with people who drove from as far as Traverse City, three hours away, for a $15 haircut.

Gretchen Whitmer, who said they’re not essential during the coronavirus outbreak and could put people at risk through close contact.

“I don’t need the governor to be my mother. … I can make these adult decisions myself,” Manke said.

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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/202...xOL0664_6A1D8wU

Not less than 6 Sturmtruppen, oops, I mean State Troopers, are sent to deal with this dangerous scofflaw.

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A Michigan barber who reopened his shop in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus shutdown orders had his license temporarily stripped Wednesday.

Karl Manke, 77, became a symbol of resistance when he opened the doors of his Owosso shop on May 4 and refused to close, pledging to keep his doors open until police arrest him or “Jesus walks in.”

After a judge declined to sign an order to shut down his shop Monday without first holding a hearing, state regulators opted to suspend Manke’s barber and shop licenses.

“It is paramount that we take action to protect the public and do our part to help save lives,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said.

However, Manke’s attorney, Dave Kallman, told the Lansing State Journal that the state’s action against the 77-year-old barber is “an abuse of power.”

"I think it’s totally vindictive," Kallman said. "It’s petty, it’s totally in retribution because they didn’t like the court order from earlier this week.”

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-barb...icense-stripped

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LANSING — An Owosso barber who has kept his shop open despite a suspended license and a cease and desist order from the state will not have to close, a Shiawassee County judge ruled Thursday.

The Michigan Attorney General's Office filed a request for an emergency temporary restraining order against barber Karl Manke when he refused to close his shop after receiving two citations — one for violating the governor's executive stay-home order and another from the county health department.

Shiawassee County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart decided Thursday not to grant the attorney general's request, allowing Manke to stay open.

Manke has become a cause célèbre for those who oppose Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-home orders and want the state to reopen. He inspired a protest at the Capitol Wednesday, called "Operation Haircut."

Although his license is suspended, Manke was on the Capitol grounds cutting hair Wednesday.

Stewart said the decision was a "close call" in an opinion issued Thursday.

He said it makes sense at face value that putting people close together for prolonged amounts of time poses a public health risk, but the attorney general's office failed to say how Manke's shop was a risk.

Although Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said in an affidavit that Manke's shop was a public health threat, Stewart said she gave no reasons why.

"(The attorney general) has not presented any studies underlying the doctor's conclusion. (The attorney general) has not shown any nexus between the cutting of hair and an increased risk of transmission," Stewart wrote in his opinion. "(The attorney general's) filings rest more on general facts about COVID-19 than specific practices or conditions at (Manke's) business."

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https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/stor...-Lmn5e7BtBSBVS0