In late March, Police Chief Gary Wiseman sent an email to his officers saying, "If you are in need of a haircut, I know I am, I can get a hairstylist to come to the police department to carry out that service." But the village trustees in Forest View say the police chief had no business turning the station into a barbershop for his personal hair stylist.
I am 100% on the side of freedom, and support individual choice in these matters.
But I will not abide our “leaders” making separate sets of rules for them and another set for me.
If we do that, we are condemned to more and more of this, and we might as well be getting ready to bribe the guard at the gate anytime we want something.
I will not give them that power.
Fed up neighbor
6 years ago
So what who cares these are desperate times, people need haircuts, shoes,clothing but are great leader chuckles the clown (Pritzker) took it upon himself to decide what is essential and nonessential. Give people a break and grow up these are tuff times for everybody for sometime to come.
debtsor
6 years ago
Probably had no business turning the police station into a salon but that self-employed stylist likely needed money to feed the family. These are extraordinary times.
Agreed. Performing services like this on government property is wrong but earning a living by providing a service that someone else wants is right and necessary. It’s the very definition of free trade. Both the person performing and receiving the service are well aware of the risks and yet they still concluded it was worth it to engage in this form of free trade. The speakeasy hair salon.
If people are worried that these types of situations are further spreading the virus then they should stay locked away until they feel safe. The rest of us will move forward.
I could make the argument that police officers need haircuts to keep the hair out of their eyes. Otherwise they won’t see crimes being committed because their view is blocked. So technically, a haircut is a job requirement for the job, and therefore, essential. Suck on that JBelgua.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
I am 100% on the side of freedom, and support individual choice in these matters.
But I will not abide our “leaders” making separate sets of rules for them and another set for me.
If we do that, we are condemned to more and more of this, and we might as well be getting ready to bribe the guard at the gate anytime we want something.
I will not give them that power.
So what who cares these are desperate times, people need haircuts, shoes,clothing but are great leader chuckles the clown (Pritzker) took it upon himself to decide what is essential and nonessential. Give people a break and grow up these are tuff times for everybody for sometime to come.
Probably had no business turning the police station into a salon but that self-employed stylist likely needed money to feed the family. These are extraordinary times.
Agreed. Performing services like this on government property is wrong but earning a living by providing a service that someone else wants is right and necessary. It’s the very definition of free trade. Both the person performing and receiving the service are well aware of the risks and yet they still concluded it was worth it to engage in this form of free trade. The speakeasy hair salon.
If people are worried that these types of situations are further spreading the virus then they should stay locked away until they feel safe. The rest of us will move forward.
I could make the argument that police officers need haircuts to keep the hair out of their eyes. Otherwise they won’t see crimes being committed because their view is blocked. So technically, a haircut is a job requirement for the job, and therefore, essential. Suck on that JBelgua.