Cafe owner facing anti-mask charge sent home from court for not wearing mask

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A south-east Queensland cafe owner arrested for allegedly refusing to wear a mask has been unable to enter a Sunshine Coast courthouse after declining to put on a mask.

A south-east Queensland cafe owner arrested after she and her staff allegedly refused police directions to wear masks has been unable to attend her court hearing in person because she would not put on a mask.

Sarah Parsons, 38, was due to face Maroochydore Magistrates Court this morning on a contravene requirement charge. Police said officers visited the New Earth Cafe in Coolum three times to ask Ms Parsons and her staff to wear a mask.In a video published shortly after her arrest, Ms Parsons said she and all staff at her cafe had medical conditions and were exempt from wearing masks.

The business owner was fined $1,378 at the time for failing to comply with a COVID-19 health direction and a 34-year-old staff member was fined $206 for not wearing a mask.Attending court on Friday, she did not put on a mask when asked to by security. She was unable to enter and left.In footage released by Queensland Police, officers at the cafe can be heard saying that the compliance visits were prompted by complaints from the public.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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'New Earth Cafe' 🙄 ... that fits.

New Earth Cafe’ … seriously Is Pete Evans the cook? Surely a dream catcher over the front door would stop the covid, the healing crystals, incense and whale music should sterilise everyone.

She may have solid reasons; it's important to find out rather than throwing stones🤔

They all have a medical condition- sub normal intelligence.

She is cooked

Well done 👍 you are a wolf amongst these bunch of sheep

Not even with someone else's!

Sad that an indigenous person is sending the wrong message while in NSW they are begging for help

Won't be going there

anti-mask = anti-life That’s pretty shit human being if you ask me All the while, these people have the privilege of living free of some of the most horrible diseases

This is a respirably transmissible disease. That is a fact. It can also be transmitted by touch contact with the virus. How can anyone in the food handling industry be allowed to operate Unmasked Ungloved Unvaccinated? I would avoid that cafe like the plague. (Pun intended)

This is the cafe next door to Coolum beach Pathology/ Covid testing clinic. Awesome 🗣🗣🗣

It’s amazing, the Cafe is right next to Coolum pathology “Covid testing” Ding bat!

Camomile tea is great to help relax us all n helps us sleep in tese difficult times! Best wishes

Wouldn't it be wise to just carry your medical exemption on you so when asked you can show proof?

Close her down and fine her and each of her staff 30k and give them a conviction

One of these nutters was waiting to be served cigarettes, no mask, reckons she had a ' medical exemption', scum. Always seems to be knuckleheaded young guys, or frustrated middle aged single women.

So masks don’t work? Well if she ever needs surgery, tell the doctors and nurses in the theatre not to wear masks. Hahahaha

Boycott her cafe, until her and the staff have been vaccinated.

Won’t be visiting her establishment

Why can’t people just follow the rules and not be so selfish

Not much of an ad for her cafe. What health condition exempts anyone from wearing a mask if they can work?

We know the name of her cafe. Just make sure we never go there.

She’s not being asked to wear a mask in contravention of her “medical exemption”; she’s being asked to wear a mask when serving food and drink to customers. If she really has an exemption then she has to find a new way to make a living.

Oh! Dear! Better to wear a mask than take risks

WHAT ABOUT CONTEMPT OF COURT?

Jail time.

Can’t help stupid.

Sunshine Coast is full of 'em ...

She Probably needs a crystal to unblock her Chakra.

I knew a guy who was charged with taxi non payment and attended court on time but was unable to pay for the taxi he took to get there. 🚖!

Good for her.

She claimed an exemption. This will make for an interesting case opening a whole can of worms if it proceeds.

Pig

Perhaps Leigh Sales can go interview her ... ? Sure to find an anti-Labor story ...

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