"I agree with the unlawful part….and certainly, clearly, the defendant is defiant and convicted in her position. I admire that even if I might not be so bold. But here is the problem, and yes, I KNOW this has little to do with this case from a legal perspective: What about the customers who DID go in and dine? If the laws are such that is it unlawful, why was the power of the law not also aimed at the diners? going a bit further: it’s been alleged, that one diner contracted the virus FROM the business. How was that confirmed. Was there a definitive science based investigation and not some arbitrary claim on contact tracing? Was there another path and situation that caused the transmission? It seems just as likely for instance the diner may have gotten the virus transmission at some point NEAR or in transit to, or from a completely different location/person? How can one be so precise? Furthermore, IS THIS EVEN the argument in the case? That the owners is responsible for the transmission of virus? How does that work? I want to know? and Not theory…this is after all a criminal case? was this some rare virus genomic sequence so rate in strain and mutation that phyology can prove it was transmitted from one person to another and ONLY from that contact and NO OTHER? AND also at that precise location in space/time? I have never seen this kind of science? I’m not sure we can assume any court or prosecutor would advance such evidence to a court. It would certainly fall apart at even the slightest test of real science….provable evidence based science. going even a bit more: if the laws states that commercial diners are problematic…that the virus has some innate ability to select diners and not lets say, the gas conveniecnce store …the line at the post office…a public restroom…walmart…YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT….Well, what IS IT about diners that makes them far more risky? isn’t it true the law doesn’t address this? And the next question becomes, why not? How does the law provide protections for one circumstance but not the other? going a bit more: in all of the unlicensed protests, in that state, why no arrests? did the virus just take a vacation. Surely the virus transmitted? Going on the assumption this state has conjured up the scientific precision to trace contact down to specific one on one, space/time, why no action for what can only be regarded as near ideal and optimal super spreader events? we have questions. I would also say, that intelligent people ARE asking the right questions. And I would also say, maybe there is an explanation for the AG to make such a public display of DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH. what do you think? if the prosecutor here has such a solid case, of what reason would it be necessary to “sell it so hard” in a public way, straying far away from legal ethics and quite possibly spoiling the case. I think we got a problem here Houston!" Comment by regitiger on op's link. Interesting thoughts on the subject.