Licensing Gone Wild: Armed Government Agents Raiding Barber Shops
by Bob EwingLet’s say you have a knack for cutting hair. If you live in Florida, guess how many hours of government-mandated instruction you’d be forced to sit through before you can become a barber?
1,200.
That’s right, well over a thousand hours. Plus, you’d have to pay thousands of dollars to cover the cost of your classes and pass a written exam. Only then will the government give you a license—that is, permission to cut hair.
Now what happens if you’re already a successful barber but didn’t have a chance to stop working and jump through all the hoops needed to get that license?
Armed government agents could raid your business and handcuff you in front of your clients. Indeed, this is already happening. Institute for Justice economic-liberty expert Paul Sherman explains:
According to the Orlando Sentinel:
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.
Barbers with years of experience and lots of satisfied customers are being subject to harassment, embarrassment, and hundreds of dollars in fines, simply because they cut hair without having gotten permission from the government.
This is not an isolated incident.
The Institute for Justice recently launched a nationwide “city studies” investigation examining barriers to entrepreneurship in eight American cities. We found that government at every level is harassing more and more citizens and forcing ever-increasing numbers of people to get government permission just to earn a living.
We also profiled a series of entrepreneurs in a campaign called The Power of One Entrepreneur. These reports demonstrate the amazing and positive effects that a single entrepreneur can have on their community. And yet, government barriers around the country are kicking entrepreneurs out of work and preventing countless others from ever realizing their American Dream.
As Institute for Justice President Chip Mellor explains in the USA Today:
America was once known as the Land of Opportunity. It could be again, but not until state and local officials get out of the way of entrepreneurs trying to fulfill their dreams of new business and new prosperity for themselves and their families.
If the government is serious about creating jobs in this jobless recovery, perhaps it should put away the handcuffs and start allowing entrepreneurs to put themselves and others to work.
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as they grow more desperate for cash, expect more of this.
Absolutely ludicrous. One would hope this would be thrown out of court, or at least thrown out in the State or Federal Supreme Court.
I hope that Marco Rubio can put a stop to this insanity!!! Why don't these gung-ho officers put as much effort into arresting illegal aliens????
Where's the governments license? I want to see it. I want to see documented where they have a right to run around armed and raid ANYONE!
" Why don't these gung-ho officers put as much effort into arresting illegal aliens???? "
Because they're illegal themselves. I bet 'cha. : )
That is almost as idiotic as Indiana law that everyone is carded when buying adult beverages regardless of age. And the LCB has a monitor watching everyone transaction. The fine is $3,000.00 . We need a gov't agency to save us from the government.
My neighbor cuts hair in his basement. Usually 4-5 other neighbors use his services. Do you think I should turn him in to the government?
My God, what horrible things will citizens do next? How about the kid that cuts grass without a license? He might be looking at several years in prison for such an offence.
We should stand in front of this mans shop and give the city the bird.
This is what bloated government does, justifies it’s existence.
I would say Orange County is bloated and could use some trimming?
Im sure you could teach people how not to spread lice and other undesirable icky things and not to stab you in the eye or cut your ear with scissors. If this takes a thousand hours then these barbers must be slooow learners.
You miss why they were actually doing this….there was a gang using barber shops as headquarters. They ended up arresting 29 gang members in the stings.
"Federal and local agents said they took down the most violent gang in Orange County Thursday. Twenty-nine members of the Insane M.O.B. (Money Over Bitches) gang were arrested, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies told WFTV the gang was responsible for drive-by shootings, at least two murders, several attempted murders and drug dealing. Investigators say their criminal enterprise was based out of a barbershop.
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The men used a barbershop on Hoffman Road, Fade Factory, as their headquarters. Investigators say inside they sold drugs, firearms and also used the barber shop as a front to launder money from their illegal activities."
Im sure you could teach people how not to spread lice and other undesirable icky things and not to stab you in the eye or cut your ear with scissors. If this takes a thousand hours then these barbers must be slooow learners.
Sarc
This situation shows how government can be used to protect a group from competition by making it impossible for others to get into the business.
Then get a search warrant, go in and bust them.
This was done at state level, not federal level, voters in Florida need to pay closer attention on who they elect.
Then they should have busted them on something other than not having a licence to cut hair.
I would venture to say that the free market could certainly police this issue without any government intervention. If the barber gives lousy haircuts no one will return to his/her shop. So you get a bad haircut. Who cares? It will grow back and after it does you can go somewhere else to get your next cut. Most barbers get new customers based on word of mouth so when the word gets out that the haircuts at XXXX barbers suck no one will go there. Business fails.
every time anyone talks about cutting government, liberals start with the "fewer cops on the streets and fewer teachers in the classroom" scare tactics.
here's a perfect place to start cutting government costs in florida: the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE……
There ARE reasons that these licensing laws are good and are needed. This has NOTHING to do with
the ability of the folks who are performing the task to do a decent job giving a haircut.
It has EVERYTHING to do with education of the service provider in methods and rules related to steriliza-
tion and maintenance of equipment. Would you go to a doctor to be treated for a sore throat, knowing
nothing in the exam room had been cleaned or sterilized. There ARE LAWS to be learned, proceedures
to be followed.
In addition to sterilization, there are conditions of the scalp that preclude the provider from giving service
to some folks. The process of learning to recognize these 'conditions' is important and complicated.
There are diseases that can be spread if these rules are not observed. Anyone heard of the serious fun-
gus that was being spread by improper observance of procedure among those giving pedicures?
FYI, there are state inspectors that visit barber shops and hair salons regularly to check for violations of
rules of sanitation etc.
This article is CRAP!
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If they are NOT going to pay licensing fees and taxes associated with starting a business, then they must be WAIVED for those who currently ARE paying them. That's the equal opportunity of capitalism.
My wife has cut my hair (IAW AFR 35-10) for almost two decades now. Only time I step into a barber is when I'm TDY and I go to an on-base shop.
These things are becoming more apparent because of our sensitivities towards government intrusion. ie; lemonaid stands, kids. . . et al.
Government should build roads, blow stuff up, kill commies (yeah, I'm old school), and have state dinners with other boring stuffed shirts.
Whenever they approach private business, they always screw things up.
They are just doing a little trimming around the edges… with a dull razor.
It IS about controlling numbers, but only because the state inspectors would be overwhelmed if
the licensing requirements were lifted. Would you eat in a restaurant that you knew had not been
inspected?
1200 hours is NOT excessive, go to a barber school and ask for their least experienced student for
your next haircut, then come back and make that argument again…he he he!
I know someone who was a TX State Cosmetology Inspector, trust me she has anecdotes that would
make your hair stand on end.
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@mipthree, there are techniques to be learned in all trades, a person just can not go in and say " I want to be a barber/hair stylist" and BAM all of a sudden they are one. It doesn't happen that way. My sister went to beauty school and there is WAY more to it then the average person will ever understand. I know because I was her guinea pig when she went for her state board exam.
Well FYI, we have RINO Christ, in charge for now! Things WILL change!
yes indeed they should be hunting down the more than 600K hard core criminal illegal aliens roaming at will within our borders. Detect, Detain, and Deport – the 3-D method of choice….
A plane can only crash and kill people, but have you ever had a BAD haircut????
Folks, my first thought when I read this was "okay, where's the OTHER side of the story?" Seriously, do you think that "as many as" 14 deputies in a county as big as Orange County, along with narcotics agents, have nothing better to do than harass poor little independent hard working barbers?
Do we really have so little respect for local law enforcement that we automatically jump to the conclusion that they are the new Gestapo? Could we not instead hypothesize that they were trying to be creative in their effort to sidestep the ACLU and find an legal excuse to raid known drug dealers?
I smell a rat. There's very many legitimate examples of government overreaching and the destruction of our liberties, but I doubt that this is one of them.
You may be a commie-loving freak (I know, you take that as a compliment), but I think you got this one right.
Why do we so rarely hear about governors intervening in such nonsense?
There are claims they were really targeting drug dealers, but without being there we can not be sure.
AIRCUT!
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Licensing is different from regulation. If someone knows their stuff enough to pass a test to get a license they should be able to go for it.
The place I see a problem is with massage therapists. They require 500 hours of training in most places and I think these schools essentially teach them a lot of bull crap and ruin their ability to give a good massage by "teaching" them other techniques.
I cannot stand the "pressure point" stuff that most massage therapists use. I have told them at the beginning not to do anything of the sort but it is fruitless–they have been taught that pressing their finger into these points "releases" the muscle or some such nonsense.
And then after the massage, they get after you to drink plenty of water–(some even recommend 8 glasses)–"to wash out the "toxins."
Toxins? Really? It's pseudo-science and people have to go to these schools to become massage therapists. And then there is no escaping it. I can't find a good massage therapist to save my life because they have all gone to these damn schools–and why?
Because the gov't requires 500 hours at them! It's ridiculous!
In the name of safety and protection the government on all levels is not so slowly taking away all of our civil liberties, in favor of government controlled commerce. The worst part of this whole thing is it is happening on both sides of the isle. Both Conservatives and liberals tend to step on the civil liberties of people in favor of government control. The only way around it is to strike some sort of balance between strict conservatism and libertarianism, where there is some very limited protection for those who cannot defend themselves, but greater personal responsibility to allow for greater freedom. Most of these regulations strongly favor larger wealthy corporations who lobby for these things in an attempt to snuff out smaller entrepreneurial competition.
What if they found illegal immigrants running these shops with no license?
For that matter, what if they found an illegal immigrant with a license? (It could happen – they get driver licenses all the time)
My guess is that nothing would happen to the illegal in either case.
They operated under the authority of the DBPR. With such license checks, the police were able to uncover drugs, piracy, and guns. The local neighborhoods are in support of this crack down – we are tired of having to be afraid of "Crime Hills."
I don't believe this was an issue of bad hair cuts – the underlying issue was what was going on at these barber shops. Anyone in Central Florida would know to steer clear of Pine Hills because it is a den of crime. Illegal immigrants, gangs, guns, drugs, and violence have taken a hold of the neighborhood and the citizens want their streets back.
Then send the bloody police down and arrest the lawbreakers, or don't they do that in Florida? Why punish those who are obeying the law because the authorities don't have the jones to go arrest those who disobey the law? That's like fining me for getting passed on the highway by someone doing 90 mph
How about a Flowbee?
I'm all for the rule of law. Just seems to me we got some bigger fish to fry right now. How about after we raid employers of illegals, corrupt officials, and corrupt PAC's. Then we go after all the unlicensed barbers out there. Just saying.
Interesting POV, I will have to meditate on it. One thing I can say off the top of my head is this. Even drug dealers have rights. But, if it is a clever side step, well good on them. Let's see some results though. Truck out some contraband and prove that it is not just a revenue generation scheme.
LOL!
There ya go. Capitalism in action. Let the competition begin!
It is a fairly strong argument. I still don't know if I like this method. Step one, raid unlicensed business, step two,… step three, stop crime. Little weak.
Amen, Kay,
I have no feeling in two fingers of my writing hand thanks to a "highly trained" massage therapist who went after my Brachial Plexis area to fix a problem in my "shoulder."
She said that was common and the sensation would slowly come back in a few weeks.
10 years ago.
So you can take the argument for or against licensing either way. Doesn't seem to help and the over regulation is just an excuse to get money. Either way you'll either get a good cut or a bad one and no license can guarantee which.
Just one more step toward a socialist nanny state, and once it starts it just gets worse. 1984 is quickly becoming a reality.
Indeed.
When 37 people are arrested and the majority of the arrests are for "barbering without a license", I'd have to lean toward overreaching government.
But they were mostly at black and hispanic-owned barbershops so it's ok…lol.
Where I eat is my choice, right? I cut my kids hair all the time and 1200 hours don't mean squat. You apply the "it's for saaaaaafety" argument. I ask you, on what authority does government infringe upon the right to provide for yourself via marketing your skills as labor, for which you are responsible, and usurping your pursuit of happiness to do so in a gratifying way? On what authority do you and I and everyone else have to PAY government in order to do so and be punished if you don't even though you have harmed not even one flesh and blood human being?
Where does innocent until proven guilty come into play? Where does it become wrong to punish someone for what MIGHT happen or what someone else did?
That you can so easily present the safety angle doesn't support or justify removing inalienable rights. So what does? If there exist no boundaries because "safety" trumps them all, will you then say that rights are an illusion an much of the Constitution is nothing but a bait and switch, and that we really ave no rights at all?
Sure sounds that way.
Here in Illinois they took it to another level.
Simply braiding hair requires licensing.
So serious is this business here that the "cultural" argument came out on the general assembly floor.
unless I missed something, the article stated that they only charged 3 people with anything other than "cutting hair without a license." seems like a lot of crap to go thru to arrest 3 people. and if they couldn't get ANY evidence of what was supposedly a major drug ring operating out of these barber shops, then they need to hire some better detectives.
Within their right? Government doesn't have rights, it has powers. People have rights. All government powers are limited to aside from those things that are rights.
Hope, you say?
Want some change with that?
Probably? Might? jeeez.
When government disallows us something as simple as work until we pay extortion money to it to gain permission, those wanting to operate government can say more welfare is needed and more illegals are needed to do those jobs "Americans just won't do". 4 Americans were arrested here recently for roofing. Roofing without a license. They face up to 364 days in JAIL – for WORKING.
Dangerous this trend is.
Try being required to have a stand alone special ID, which you have to pay for, that you must present to buy, or even possess, even one round of .22 ammunition, much less the firearm it goes in. The cost for that "license violation" is the revocation of your Second Amendment rights altogether for the felony that goes along with unlawful use (I.E. Possession). No, joking I am not. You must have a FIOD card to bu ammo and you must have one to own a firearm even if your grandfather left it to you when he died.
"Hope, you say? "
Actually i didn't say hope.
Thanks for adding so much to the discussion
Here in Illinois, its called Pay to Play.
Pay the fine, fee or tax and you can do just about whatever you want.
This is freedom to the Chicagoans who rule over this state.
I looked for other articles about the same thing which is where i came up with the above numbers (the 29 arrests). These numbers are from the palm beach post and the orlando sentinel.
Exactly, like not having your hot water heater securely mounted per the building code.
Yes; if we only just enforced our immigration laws, for example, would we need immigration "reform" at all? Why not target the people — from big corporations down to mom and pop — who enable illegal immigration by hiring illegal aliens? That would stop an awful lot of the drug crime before it even started!
Lot of people in my parts (Katrina country) who wouldn't mind it if roofers had to show a license and some sort of competence before you gave them $10k or more for a new roof. Me, I didn't have my roof repaired (other than by me) until the rush was well over, and I thoroughly vetted my new roofer before I let him touch my house. The personal responsibility approach worked for me, but at a certain point we need licensing to make sure grandma doesn't get the shaft instead.
10 to 1 the onerous restrictions placed on getting a barber's license in Florida were the result of barbers making the suggestion. Look up "barriers to market entry" and "monopolistic practices."
On the other hand, oftentimes industries will propose licensing regulations because they honestly feel it is in the best interest of both the public and the industry (or of the profession).
I've seen a few articles like this on Big Gov. They all seem to be aimed at getting conservatives' ire up over things that normally make conservatives mad (wacky lawsuits, Gestapo-like government tactics), but on closer examination they don't hold up very well. Always remember, conservatism has as its basis truth, liberty and justice. I just don't think we have all the facts, so how can we make a judgment about whether the article serves the pursuit of truth, whether justice was served, and whether this is an example of government infringing on our liberty?
Fine. They were within their power.
Living in Orlando also gives some added perspective – I am familiar with the area in question and understand just what the police have been dealing with. Many Central Floridians support these raids because of what they have dealt with – these raids are a direct response to the high crime and the promise from our elected officials to combat crime back in 2008. I didn't vote for the current sheriff but I have to say they are doing a great job in making Orlando safer. The licensing search may had been a way to get through the door – these barber shops may have been a front for illegal activities and the police saw right through it…
I guess in the perfect Big Government world we would never use the RICO act to take down organized crime, huh?
It's time for WE THE PEOPLE to tell the people elected to office that we want a return to common sense and that this gestapo behavior has got to STOP !!!
Some poster earlier claims the 1200 hours rule was justified because barbers needed to use clean equipment etc,
If it required 2 hours to teach someone that I would be surprised. The 1200 hr requirement is pure 100 % BS. Every state needs to get rid of these BS laws and get people back to work.
And somewhere in the many hours of govt approved training you know there has to be a whole training block centered on not running with scissors. LOL
Barbers and beauticians/stylists have had to go to school and pass an exam for DECADES. Where have you been?
In fact, back in the not-so-good old days, beauticians used to have to have a Wasserman test periodically to renew their license. What the he!! did they think the beauticians were doing?
yeah…cuz unlicensed barbers are such a crime wave.
I actually have problems with RICO. RICO can be used (abused) in many ways. I'm actually kind of shocked you're for it.
Yeah, I actually have that little respect for law enforcement–local and otherwise.
Listen–if you want to think they were being creative, think for a minute…how you're going to feel when they decide to find some creative way to sidestep the ACLU to target you for something you may or may not be doing? I'm not a fan of the ACLU…but then again, law enforcement and prosecutors will work very hard to sidestep as many of your (our) rights as they can.
What's wrong with that? When the muscles and lymph system are stimulated and a lot of crap is flushed out of them, drinking water makes a big difference. This isn't just something taught in massage therapy schools.
You seem to be spinning awfully hard. Why?
I grew up in the Orlando area. The Sheriffs department was always know for being unprofessional and heavy handed.
I see they haven't changed in thirty years.
I just looked it up. It is $70 for a license in Texas. This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
And the government wonders where the jobs have gone. If they were serious about jobs, fed and state governments would do well to take a long look at their licensing laws. American entrepreneurial spirit? Let me see your wallet.
There is no reason with regard to the art and action of cutting hair that needs that many hours. There are not many ways to cut hair or to be that creative that one would need those hours. Their treating it like it was a sin that harms and destroys anyone who comes in contact with the cutting of hair. Oh wait that is nuclear science. Oops I am mistaken that hair cutting is a serious matter and when not taken serious it can harm all those involved……
" Why don't these gung-ho officers put as much effort into arresting illegal aliens???? "
Mostly because if you notice, not too many ACLU scabknees use a barber very often. Expect raids on soap manufacturers next.
Raiding a barber shop is a safe, easy way to extort money from innocent people trying to earn a living. Orange county sherrifs will arrest you for talking smack about Muslims however…..
If the po-lice were raiding to find unlicensed barbers why were they allowed to examine the premises? Does this mean that the gubbermint people who normally examine for licenses are now fired? Okay Marlene O'Toole, you are my elected rep to the Fl legislature. Take action to stop the crap.
Because I am an ideologue. I put every article I read through the filter of conservatism.
I don't mind articles by Liberals, they are easy to dissect, and every way once in a while one of them makes a good point that needs to be discussed. I don't mind articles by people who have a vested interest in a subject, if they make their interests clear. What I do mind are flame throwers who attempt to manipulate an audience based on incomplete facts, relying on the ideological bias of that audience. This appears to be the case with this particular article, which is why I am greatly irritated. I think if you look at some of the earlier comments, you'll see I'm not the only one who picked up on this problem.
This isn't just about the guys down on the corner with the striped pole, barber licensing also has to do with the gals who work with dangerous chemicals. Check out this link, http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/servop/testi... which includes the following:
The following reference list is an example of textbooks that may be of use to candidates preparing for the State of Florida Barber and Restricted Barber Licensure Examinations. Individuals may wish to review texts such as these, along with those used by their instructor in their school training. Our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) have reviewed the information in these books and find the content areas covered by each textbook to be very appropriate for measuring minimum competency on the Barber and Restricted Barber Licensure Examinations. Candidates should not attempt to study all of the materials on this list in depth. The content outline contained in the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB) has been provided as a guide for the areas in which you will be tested.
1. Chapter 476, Florida Statutes, The Barber’s Act. Website: http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr, or directly to http://www.leg.state.fl.us/.
2. Chapter 61G3, Florida Administrative Code, Rules and Regulations of the Florida Barbers’ Board. Website: http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr [The Department of State’s F.A.C. documents are displayed in "PDF" format. Installation of the Acrobat Reader is required, but it must be installed after installing Netscape 4.7 or MS Internet Explorer 5.0. (If you already have Acrobat Reader, it will need to be reinstalled.) Netscape 6.0 is currently not supported.]
3. Milady’s Standard Professional Barbering, by Maura Scali-Sheahan, Milady Publishing Company, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2006 Edition.
Attn: Order Fulfillment, Post Office Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022. Ph. 800.842.3636
Website: http://www.delmarlearning.com, ISBN: 1-4018-7395-2
4. Milady’s Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified, Revised Edition by John Halal, Milady Publishing Company, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2009 Edition.
Attn: Order Fulfillment, Post Office Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022. Ph. 800.842.3636 Website: http://www.delmarlearning.com, ISBN: 1-56253-631-1
5. Playing It Safe: Milady’s Guide to Decontamination, Sterilization, and Personal Protection, by Sheldon R. Chesky, Isabel Cristina, and Richard B. Rosenberg, Milady Publishing Company, Thomson Delmar Learning, 1994 Edition.
Attn: Order Fulfillment, Post Office Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022. Ph. 800.842.3636 Website: http://www.delmarlearning.com, ISBN: 1-56253-179-4
6. HIV/AIDS & HEPATITIS: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Yourself and Others, by Douglas D. Schoon, Milady Publishing Company, Thomson Delmar Learning, 1994 Edition. Attn: Order Fulfillment, Post Office Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022.
Ph. 800.842.3636, Website: http://www.delmarlearning.com, ISBN: 1-56253-175-1
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Where does this guy get the 1,200 hours figure? Is that for "BR" barbers, or only for "BB" barbers? According to the Barbers Board at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/barb/cod...
BARBERS' BOARD
Definitions including the occupation codes and class codes, where applicable
BA – A "barber assistant" – a person whose practice is confined solely to shampooing hair and applying hair tonics or conditioner under the supervision of a licensed Barber. The Barbers' Board no longer issues new Barber Assistants' licenses but those previously issued are renewed.
BB – A "barber" is a person who is licensed to engage in the practice of barbering in the State of Florida. The term "barbering" means any of the following practices when done for remuneration and for the public, but not when done for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:
shaving, cutting, trimming, coloring, shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, or waving the hair or beard; or applying oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations to the face, scalp, or neck, either by hand or by mechanical appliances.
BR – A "restricted barber" – a person whose practice is restricted to the terms, conditions and restrictions imposed on their license such as: hair cutting, shave, shampoo, blow dry hair, and apply hair tonics and hair sprays.
BS – A "barbershop" means any place of business wherein the practice of barbering is carried on.
Could it be that the people who were subjected to the supposedly Gestapo-like tactics were "restricted barbers" who would never have to attain 1,200 hours in instruction (because the would never be applying dangerous chemicals to the hair, face, scalp or neck of patrons)?
I don't know, I haven't been able to find out, but I am DEEPLY suspicious when someone says "barbers in Florida have to have 1,200 hours of instruction just to cut hair, isn't that ridiculous," and they don't back it up with a link proving the point.
This article is meant to make you mad in a knee-jerk reaction. Don't fall for it. True conservatives consider all of the sides to every argument before passing judgment. THINK! Use your critical judgment skills! If the author has a good, valid point, then make him do a better job of making his case. This article, though, is a dud.
"…PAY the government…" ??? So what? Plumbers, electricians, etc… professionals in every
realm pay the government an annual licensing fee. I take it you would have us do away with
all licensing in order to prove we are exercising FREEDOM.
You cut YOUR OWN kids hair?… heh, heh….. we'll see how long that lasts. At a certain age
they all seem to find a way to of convincing us they need to go to a professional for those
services, enjoy the savings while you can. Been there, done that!!!
Please go to some little shack in the barrio or hood for your next haircut. It just might open
your eyes. The best and even the average need no oversight, no monitoring, but then
there are those who do…
Will their bad practices eventually ruin their business? Perhaps, but at what cost to the
consuming public before their reputation destroys them? Points to ponder…
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fair enough, thanks.
and in case you took my question wrong, i didn't mean it as an attack. i just re-read it and it sounded a little brusque.
So you get a bad haircut. Who cares? It will grow back and after it does you can go somewhere else to get your next cut. Most barbers get new customers based on word of mouth so when the word gets out that the haircuts at XXXX barbers suck no one will go there. Regards, Mary cna
I AM A LICENSED BARBER. THE LAW SAYS YOU MUST HAVE A LICENSE TO BARBER IN FLORIDA AND MOST OTHER STATES. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 1937. IT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH. WHY THE BIG UPROAR NOW? WHAT LOUTS! I HOPE THEY RAID THE RIFF-RAFF EVERY WEEK.
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