She continued, “I have hair stylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. But I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I’m selfish - because feeding my kids is not selfish.” “I have never been in this position before and it’s not some place that I want to be. “I have much respect for this court and laws,” she told the judge on Tuesday.
Luther told the judge, however, that she would not apologize for keeping the salon open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reasoned that she needed a way to feed and support her children. Calling her “selfish,” the judge said that she could avoid jail time if she apologized and closed the salon until Friday when the governor’s order is lifted. On Tuesday, a state district judge sentenced Luther to seven days in jail and handed down a $7,000 fine after she refused to close her beauty salon. A GoFundMe page for Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther has received more than a quarter-million dollars in donations.
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