Gym owners defy pandemic orders, break into own business closed by state and reopen it

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The defiant owners of a New Jersey gym kicked in plywood panels that had sealed the entrance to their business since Monday, drawing cheers from a group of flag-waving and mostly unmasked supporters.

"You've got to stand up, stand strong," said Schmidt, who wore a T-shirt with an American flag and the words,"I don't kneel."

A sign on a front door, which was placed on its hinges shortly after the partners broke through the barrier, carried a message for authorities.The gym dispute became the subject of a national debate Friday, when an Ohio congressman raised it at a hearing on the federal government's response to the pandemic.

"My bet is, if these two individuals that owned this gym … were outside protesting, they'd be just fine," said the conservative congressman. "But because they were inside the gym ... they got arrested. Do you think that's OK?" The Attorney General's Office most recently obtained a July 24 court order that allowed officials to close the rogue gym on behalf of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.The gym, which was initially closed in March under a statewide emergency order, opened without permission on May 18.

 

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Good for them!! It’s THEIRs not the governments biz

All this over a virus with a 98% recovery rate

People need to stop reporting mutiny! That's exactly what these people want!

Let the gyms open and the people sign a waiver not to go to the hospitals: sick of selfishness!

Well ok then

Explains why new cases of Covid in New Jersey have sky rocketed. Can't fix stupid!

Send in the Feds

'LIFE' Is a Liberty & Selfish, Reckless, Disrespectful Shells of Beings ARE Infringing Upon US! Wearing a Mask May Be a Slight Inconvenience; But, a Small Price to SAVE LIVES! It's Like Seat Belts, Child Car Seats, Helmets, Stop Signs, No Smoking; Deal with It & WEAR A MASK!

So we want the police to arrest them? Is this the good police or the ones we want defunded? This is confusing.

No biggie: Butlikely they will get Covid and then go on social media a day they regretted their actions ..... classic idiots

Set up the gym equipment at Walmart or Lowe’s where they aren’t shut down. 🤔👌🏼

So I’m going to guess that while they may own the business they don’t actually own the location.

Roid rage

This is wild. 👀

Masks do nothing!!

City leaders need to be more creative when they shut down businesses. Turn off the water and electricity, then see how far they get.

Darwinism at work

Jail him

Dumbasses get sick die woo hoo

4 more years!

Idiots

Throw them in jail with no bail this time for endangering the public. Schedule a bond hearing. Deny bond. Schedule an arraignment. If the want to plead guilty at arraignment, jail time. Otherwise, no bail and trial set for 6 months out ..

Good move. Looks like most of them put on the COVID 19 pounds

SanDiegoCounty

See this is the kind of stuff that Donald says is not happening that you know it's not the Republicans or the what does he call them whites that are doing this. You cannot group any of these bad guys it's a lots of various people acting poorly. clumped into one realDonaldTrump

COMING SOON: 'I was at the protest, but I never expected to be SARS-COV-2 positive myself...' 'I probably shouldn't have visited my Mom at the facility so soon after...'

They’re doing this for attention. Stop giving it to them.

REVOKE ,LICENSE BAN ,FROM GETTING A DIFFERENT/NEW ONE ,CHARGE , FINE !!!!!

realDonaldTrump sending troops in!? Violent protesting happening!

Oh, so Democrats are suddenly against civil disobedience? 😂😂

Hopefully they will lose their business license and be shot down permanently.

Most of the world has C19 mostly under control by now... ... idiots like these people make me ashamed to be American.

USAT only loves one side's protests....Only one side gets the code words and kid gloves

so it begins..

Oh Jersey. And you wonder why you're beneath Staten Island?

Bellmawr. That’s all you need to know.

Why keep giving attention to these bozos?

Bunch of meat heads

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