NYPD shut down Brooklyn barbershop after activist pays owner $500 to open

New York Post ^ | May 19, 2020 | 5:14pm | By Lorena Mongelli and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

[FewsOrange]

A political activist from New Orleans who once pleaded “no contest” to masturbating during an Uber ride paid a Brooklyn barber $500 to open for the day in a publicity stunt protesting coronavirus lockdown restrictions — but was quickly cut short by cops.

Police closed down Beard Barberia Cut & Shave in Williamsburg just minutes after Liberate America founder Frank Scurlock cut his girlfriend’s hair for $1 as part of the stunt, but neither Scurlock nor shop owner Ilya Iskhakov were cited for violating the restrictions — and got off with a warning, Scurlock said.

It was the only haircut of the day, and it was unclear if cops were already there when it happened.

“I cut her hair and then the police showed up and said they would give us a summons,” said Scurlock, a New Orleans mayoral candidate in 2017 when he was charged with pleasuring himself during a California Uber ride.

“It’s not their fault,” he said of the NYPD. “They’re just enforcing the stupid law. They were even apologetic about it. I was kicked out. They just gave us a warning.”

In a press release announcing the stunt, the carpetbagging Scurlock billed the event as pushback from immigrant barbers and small business owners to the lockdown.

But except for his girlfriend, the only others on hand were Iskhakov, who hails from Uzbekistan, and two of his employees, who had just one potential customer that was turned away when cops threatened to fine him if he went ahead and cut the man’s hair....

[cnsmom]

Soon a dam will break and NYC will flood.

[PGR88]

My question to NY Cops: The mayor and all his ideologue cronies hate you. Nonetheless, they then send you out to enforce their ridiculous edicts and whims, that are unconstitutional, have no basis in any law, and will surely stir up resentment. Then, if something goes wrong during the confrontation, its your ass that will be sacrificed to the media and the leftist mobs.

Why do you do it??

[unixfox]

I guess the cops don’t have anything else to do since all of the REAL criminals are obeying the lockdown?

[edwinland]

who had just one potential customer that was turned away when cops threatened to fine him if he went ahead and cut the man’s hair....

I don’t think it’s a good idea to let other customers cut your hair even if they don’t get fined.

[ClearCase_guy]

[dfwgator]

[yesthatjallen]

Frank Scurlock. Agent provocateur? What is his motive?

[Pearls Before Swine]

I guess the cops don’t have anything else to do since all of the REAL criminals are obeying the lockdown?

After all, most of them are wearing masks. /S

[beelzepug]

“Soon a dam will break and NYC will flood.”

Bravo!! I hope we can count on your prediction. :~)