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Title: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: Chris_ on November 08, 2010, 04:14:51 PM
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Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel    November 7, 2010

As many as 14 armed Orange County deputies, including narcotics agents, stormed Strictly Skillz barbershop during business hours on a Saturday in August, handcuffing barbers in front of customers during a busy back-to-school weekend.

It was just one of a series of unprecedented raid-style inspections the Orange County Sheriff's Office recently conducted with a state regulating agency, targeting several predominantly black- and Hispanic-owned barbershops in the Pine Hills area.

In "sweeps" on Aug. 21 and Sept. 17 targeting at least nine shops, deputies arrested 37 people — the majority charged with "barbering without a license," a misdemeanor that state records show only three other people have been jailed in Florida in the past 10 years.

The operations were conducted without warrants, under the authority of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors, who can enter salons at will. Deputies said they found evidence of illegal activity, including guns, drugs and gambling. However, records show that during the two sweeps, and a smaller one in October, just three people were charged with anything other than a licensing violation.
Orlando Sentinel (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-illegal-barbering-arrests-20101107,0,2783682.story)

I guess putting a notice in the mail was just too much trouble.
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 08, 2010, 04:20:12 PM
But we're powerless to stop illegals.
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: Thor on November 08, 2010, 04:35:00 PM
The OCSO is filled with a BUNCH of jerks and over-reactionists. I've had my run ins with them when I went through recruiting school (86) and at a Navy Judo camp (84?)
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: true_blood on November 08, 2010, 05:45:13 PM
But we're powerless to stop illegals.
Priorities MSB. Priorities.
Sickening, isn't it? :censored:
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: ExGeeEye on November 08, 2010, 05:50:07 PM
After the Revolution Restoration, anyone who can covince anyone else to pay them for a haircut will be allowed to do it, and anyone physically capable of opening a storefront to conduct any lawful business (including barbering) will be unmolested by agents of government.
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: JohnnyReb on November 08, 2010, 06:02:39 PM
Back in the 50's, daddy cut hair every sunday morning out in his shop.....10 cent per head.
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: Ptarmigan on November 08, 2010, 07:31:41 PM
It's in Floriduh!
Title: Re: Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions
Post by: NHSparky on November 08, 2010, 08:49:41 PM
Of course they won't do anything about the illegals--because they contribute to the tax base.../sarc

Those fundie Rethuglican teabagging non-taxpaying barbers, OTOH...