Police in Longmeadow , Massachusetts , have accuse a woman of showing up to an eviction they were facilitate and fight them using angrybees . According to Hampden County Sheriff deputies , 55 - year - old Rorie Susan Woods put on a full beekeeper costume during the allege incident .
police force say that Woods exhibit up at the scene of an eviction attended by their deputy . Upon arriver , she leave her hotdog in the car and went to several commercial bee hive she had towed behind her fomite . police force say an officer tried to stop her but had to crawfish due to the angry bee . They arrogate Woods then smashed a lid of one of the beehive , and flipped one hive over , further press the bees , before putting on a professional beekeeper ’s rig and take one hive to the front room access in an attempt to discontinue the eviction .
“ We are always prepared for protests when it comes to eviction , but a majority of the group who resist understand that we are just doing our statutory duty in accordance with state law , ” Sheriff Nick Cocchi said in a statement see byBoston 25 News .
“ And they appreciate how we go above and beyond to help the people being evicted with anything they need from nutrient and irregular shelter , to longterm housing , employment , and mental health and meaning practice disorder intervention . But this adult female , who traveled here , put life in danger as several of the staff on panorama are sensitised to bee . "
Woods has been charged with violation and battery by means of a dangerous weapon , as well as jumbled conduct . concord to a constabulary report seen byNBC Boston , she was inform that several officers were hypersensitive to bees , but carry on with the dissent .
" We had one faculty member go the hospital and luckily , he was alright or she would be facing manslaughter charge , " Cocchi continued . " I support the great unwashed ’s right wing to protest peacefully but when you cross the channel and put my staff and the public in peril , I promise you will be pick up . ”
Weirdly , agitate evictions using bee has been done before . During the Land War that began in 1879 Ireland , where tenant farmers fought against exploitative landlords and eviction , violent maneuver with improvised weapons such asboiling water and cow dungwere used to keep the landlords and police at bay .
" What was cipher upon as one of the most redoubtable items in the program of defence and defiance was the have lax of a beehive of bees , but these took flying by the lamp chimney , " a theme reporting on the events said on June 6 , 1887 . " One of McNamara ’s sons , who endeavour to keep them down , was very hard stung . "
