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Nevilledog

(51,055 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:49 PM Oct 2021

Anti-masker threatens to call in militia to stop school board's mask mandate



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Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
Anti-mask activist Marlena Pavlos-Hackney told the Zeeland (MI) School Board that she contacted the local Sheriff to stop their “unconstitutional” mandate, but he wouldn’t help her, so she is going to call in the Michigan Militia.


9:45 AM · Oct 22, 2021
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Anti-masker threatens to call in militia to stop school board's mask mandate (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2021 OP
So Marlena is a Constitutional Scholar? louis-t Oct 2021 #1
More like the product of a "morning constitutional" Caliman73 Oct 2021 #10
what an ignorant moron !!! HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #2
But I thought Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #3
That sounds like a terroristic threat gratuitous Oct 2021 #4
You're absolutely right, being that in most states, if not all, these pseudo military outfits are... SWBTATTReg Oct 2021 #7
Domestic Terrorist jpak Oct 2021 #5
A polite kook is still a kook, unfortunately. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #6
Domestic terrorism looks like this Hekate Oct 2021 #8
Jailed for keeping restaurant open struggle4progress Oct 2021 #9
Restaurant owner .. in court fighting to reopen struggle4progress Oct 2021 #11
Well, she certainly is persistent PatSeg Oct 2021 #13
Melania, is that you? n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #12
Bistro acquires food license, needs court permission to reopen struggle4progress Oct 2021 #14
Sounds Russian, and looks too old to have school aged children. Crunchy Frog Oct 2021 #15

Mad_Machine76

(24,399 posts)
3. But I thought
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:02 PM
Oct 2021

Republicans said this sort of thing wasn't a problem and why is Merrick Garland looking at this?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. That sounds like a terroristic threat
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:05 PM
Oct 2021

"If you don't do what I want, I'll call on this gang of armed thugs to make you do it." The moose-and-squirrel accent really puts the chef's kiss on her ramblings.

SWBTATTReg

(22,093 posts)
7. You're absolutely right, being that in most states, if not all, these pseudo military outfits are...
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:48 PM
Oct 2021

illegal...what's next, is she going to run home and grab her gun(s), and threaten somebody later? Good grief, people are going so overboard w/ things and not willing to sit down like responsible adults and talk about their differences and work them out.

struggle4progress

(118,268 posts)
9. Jailed for keeping restaurant open
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:41 PM
Oct 2021

By Erin Laviola
Updated Jun 16, 2021 at 11:42pm

... state government suspended Pavlos-Hackney’s food establishment license in January 2021 after ... Pavlos-Hackney .. did not enforce mask requirements or social distancing measures at her restaurant ...

The .. Health Department .. on December 2, 2020 ... ordered Pavlos-Hackney to close operations for 72 hours and to “comply with all applicable public health orders.”

But she .. then ignored a “cease and desist” order that was issued on December 30 ... Michigan .. suspended her .. license on January 20, 2021 ...

... the 30th Judicial Circuit Court approved a bench warrant .. on March 4 ...

Pavlos-Hackney was arrested on March 19 around 5:54 a.m. during a traffic stop ...

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina ... told Pavlos-Hackney she would remain locked up until she closed her restaurant ...

https://heavy.com/news/marlena-pavlos-hackney/

struggle4progress

(118,268 posts)
11. Restaurant owner .. in court fighting to reopen
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:44 PM
Oct 2021

by Callie Rainey
Tuesday, April 27th 2021

The owner of Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria was back in court ...

... Pavlos-Hackney requested a refund of contempt fines she paid totaling $15,000, a new hearing and for more time to prepare.

The motion requested .. reinstatement of her .. license ...

Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria continued to serve customers without its license for nearly two months ...

https://wwmt.com/news/local/restaurant-owner-forced-to-close-incarcerated-back-in-court-fighting-to-reopen

struggle4progress

(118,268 posts)
14. Bistro acquires food license, needs court permission to reopen
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:51 PM
Oct 2021

Cassandra Lybrink
The Holland Sentinel
9 July

... The reinstatement .. comes nearly four months after Pavlos-Hackney was arrested by Michigan State Police after a bench warrant was issued ...

The warrant was a response to Pavlos-Hackney's refusal to close her restaurant, even after her food license was revoked ... in January for failing to enforce then-statewide pandemic restrictions ...

Pavlos-Hackney also ignored a temporary restraining order from the court and refused to allow inspectors or law enforcement into Marlena's ...

The restaurant owner was held .. for four nights following her arraignment .. and released March 23 after paying a $15,000 contempt fine and shuttering her restaurant ...

https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/business/2021/07/09/marlenas-bistro-acquires-food-license-needs-court-permission-reopen/7921937002/

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