bostondotcom OP t1_it3ihk5 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 5:45 PM

A Hadley woman is facing assault charges after allegedly unleashing a swarm of bees on sheriff’s deputies as they attempted to enforce an eviction last week.

Deputies were met with a cluster of protesters when they arrived at the $1.5 million Longmeadow home on Oct. 12 to enforce an eviction, according to MassLive.

Rorie Susan Woods, 55, allegedly pulled up to the scene in an SUV towing bee hives and began trying to open the hives to unleash the bees, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

“A Sheriff’s deputy tried to stop her, but as the agitated bees started getting out and circling the area, he pulled back,” officials said. “She then smashed the lid, and flipped a hive off of the flatbed, making the bees extremely aggressive. They swarmed the area and stung several officers and other innocent bystanders who were nearby.”

PM_ME_UR_FEM_PENIS t1_it3npdq wrote on October 20, 2022 at 6:19 PM

At least someone is trying to be a comic book villian

johnjaspers1965 t1_it3os6r wrote on October 20, 2022 at 6:26 PM

And a sympathetic one at that. The bees were violently evicted from their hives much the same as the residents from their homes. That's a crazy comic book thing to do in protest, but the truth is, eviction causes anger. And sometimes the truth stings. Sorry. Someone already beat me to the buzz pun.

Mr-Chewy-Biteums t1_it85z6s wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:05 PM

What are you going to do, sick the dogs on me? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouths so that when they bark they shoot bees at you?

Thank you