On Monday, the town’s mayor dined at Miller’s Cafe on North Shepherd Drive, in support of the eatery where the employees stated they only followed the rules set by the state of Texas.
The restaurant was targeted by protesters over the weekend after customers became upset about being told to wear a face mask while on the premises.
An eyewitness recording the demonstration for the company recalled the group’s chants.
They sang, ‘My body, my choice.’ Something along the lines of ‘No mask,’ said Douglas Lopez, who videotaped the protest.
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While at the restaurant to borrow his business, Turner called the protesters a different term from protesters.
“The people who protested and demoed Miller’s Cafe because they asked them to put on masks – they’re bullies,” Turner said. This folly has to stop. Put on your mask, the pandemic is still there. ‘
According to Miller’s manager Jessica Beer, the customers in question were offered face masks.
“We asked them to put on a mask and they tried to say that they had health problems and that they should not wear masks. We said they did. We tried to give them masks and then they started chanting. : ‘Miller’s boycott,’ ‘Bear recalled.
She added: ‘We didn’t understand. Why us? You know everyone has a plate. It’s not even up to us. It’s up to the state. ‘
Customers in restaurants across the state must cover their faces in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a mandate that has sparked similar protests elsewhere over the past year.
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In September, a video circulated online of a protest at a Florida Target store where participants demanded that customers take off their masks.
While mask mandates remain in effect, Houston enforcement has not been accompanied by widespread fines or documented warnings, according to a November review of the data.
“I don’t think it will be our first priority,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said at the time. “As you can imagine, we’re trying to influence violent crime, but it’s something that will subject you to a $ 250 quote.”
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