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United-Hyena-164 t1_isymvbq wrote

Also, this is the most western mass thing that has ever happened

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Kodiak01 OP t1_isyo4q2 wrote

I'd expect it to be more of an Otis/Huntington/Chesterfield thing though.

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yahabbibi t1_iszwr76 wrote

They've reported her as being from NoHo initially which I think is more on-brand. Definitely the most W MA headline ever.

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3MinuteRecord t1_isyeru2 wrote

Should have released the dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark, they shoot bees at you

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taqeladragn t1_it0uc0c wrote

"All I want is fricken dogs with frick bee launchers in their mouths! "

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OrsoMalleus t1_isyi1ca wrote

Next time we hear about this lady, she's gonna have a bee-themed villain costume and an alias.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_isy868m wrote

Briefly;

49 Memory Lane, Longmeadow, 1.5 million dollar home, 10,000sf

Homeowner: Alton King, Jr was in court trying to delay eviction at the time

Evictions Protester Rorie S Woods (from Hadley, half hour north of Longmeadow) drove up and released her bees then was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon

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swoldier_force t1_isydq99 wrote

We are definitely missing some details, something is off. Listed for 1mil, dropped to 900k, then delisted and sold for way over initial list price in 2018.

I don't know all the details, but if you're getting evicted from a literal mansion valued at 1.5mil, maybe you're living beyond your needs and you should consider renting or buying a home that is more within your budget.

Edit: Also, FTR, I am very anti-eviction in most situations. Every available option should be exhausted to help families/homeowners who have no place to go but the streets. But from reading about this house, the very first option should be dump the house and get into someplace you can afford, even if it's an unappealing one bedroom rental.

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SLEEyawnPY t1_isz2780 wrote

>the very first option should be dump the house and get into someplace you can afford, even if it's an unappealing one bedroom rental.

This is pretty much Dave Ramsey's main shtick, giving massively overextended Americans dispensation to do the entirely logical thing, but in a face-saving way. "Thank God one day God spoke to me through a guy like that and granted a Caucasian like myself the gift of not living entirely off credit, ego, and cocaine. It was truly a Christmas miracle.."

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Any-Campaign1291 t1_iszexeu wrote

Leftists and conservatives have this same problem. Except the leftists feel entitled to live in a trendy part of one of the most expensive cities in the world.

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Miami_Vice-Grip t1_iszo16z wrote

I mean, are we calling like anything in a blue state with a population bigger than 2000 a trendy city now? I want to buy in my rural home town and can't afford it, unless Williamsburg is now trendy somehow

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SLEEyawnPY t1_iszy61v wrote

Not every leftist is miffed they can't live in stuffy ol' Boston, anyway. Yeah I'm kind of miffed I also couldn't afford to live there 20 years ago. I don't feel I'm missing out on much as of 2022.

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SLEEyawnPY t1_iszgxee wrote

Ya getting by in Paris seems like it could be hard for just about anyone who doesn't have several mil in the stash.

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IHaddox t1_isz3d09 wrote

dude's LinkedIn showcases him standing alongside a yellow lamborghini in the mansion's driveway. absolutely some details missing.

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1Os t1_it0k42y wrote

A Bee Felony

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_it0losc wrote

She was stung by police on a walk down memory lane. Now she will bee in jail.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_it0lzra wrote

You got a guy legally pleading with authorities to not get evicted. Now he is national news and hilarious. Did he want this? Was it a surprise to him? I wonder.

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mofuz t1_it2hjd7 wrote

How are bees considered a deadly weapon if you’re not allergic?

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tahitidreams t1_it2n1rj wrote

Enough bee stings could cause a toxic reaction in someone who his not allergic and they could die or be hospitalized.

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Potat-O-Vision t1_isy5bly wrote

No bees!

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GreatAndPowerfulNixy t1_isyc5do wrote

Stephanie had way too much fun writing this.

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MPLooza t1_isyv1nu wrote

This is a "I'm going to be adding this to my portfolio" story if I've ever read one

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J_Worldpeace t1_isyqotz wrote

On another note it's nice to know they're keeping the bee population alive out in the Pioneer Valley

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Kodiak01 OP t1_isyrigp wrote

Even though I now live in CT (first 40yrs in western MA), I'm one of those people that always mows the lawn high to let the white clover proliferate. This past year there seemed to be a lot more people following pollinator yard maintenance plans this year as well.

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pgc60001 t1_isyci3t wrote

There is hope in this world

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United-Hyena-164 t1_isymqa4 wrote

“Fly forth my minions and conquer” better have been what she said

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sightlab t1_isyj2qq wrote

A hadley woman in longmeadow wouldn’t be a longmeadow woman? Honestly, hampden county is a mystery to me.

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Beck316 t1_isynttb wrote

They're not even in the same county. They're 45 minutes apart. Longmeadow is like Newton and Hadley is like...?Topsfield. I'm local and this story is confusing. I'm wondering if she's a family member or friend of the person being evicted. I also wonder if she stole the hives since she agitated the bed and tipped the hives over. Doesn't seem like something a conscientious beekeeper would do...

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EtonRd t1_iszwavb wrote

I think one article I read said that they owned the house together at one point. It’s a pretty strange situation. Lots of litigation about a foreclosure and this bizarre story about The guy trying to insulate his house with some type of insulating paint that was a complete scam and then he sued the HVAC guy because his house was too cold and too warm…. I think there must just be reams of legal documents around this house. https://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/insulating-ceramic-paint-distributor-falls-for-his-own-grifter-tale

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gallaj0 t1_isyju7l wrote

Cops get to sic german shepards on people without any reason; seems fair to send the bees.

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smilingdrag0n t1_isymmd9 wrote

This sounds like the beginning of a B level superhero movie that i would watch.

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crazyparrotguy t1_it0cat2 wrote

You mean a bee level superhero movie. 😉

Sorry, it was right there!

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FuriousJulius t1_isypejv wrote

Yeah this is a very confusing story. That house is absurd and has an indoor basketball court. If your being evicted from it I don’t have any sympathy. Why this lady decided this eviction was the last straw is clearly missing from the narrative, maybe she just lost her marbles.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_isznq0l wrote

Change.org petition claiming racism with regards to a foreclosure on this property:

https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court-take-its-knee-off-our-necks-rescind-its-decision-denying-court-access-to-alton-king-and-all-homeowners-who-were-illegally-foreclosed-and-made-indigent

And - it gets more interesting - King was involved in an “insulating paint” scam.

Source: https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/an-insulating-paint-salesman-is-tripped-up-by-his-own-product

And the house ain’t that good looking: https://www.google.com/maps/place/49+Memery+Ln,+Longmeadow,+MA+01106/@42.0544705,-72.5544337,3a,75y,344.89h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1smiDkfK9LlV2bcrzz03KH0w!2e0!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e6e5da8abc67a9:0xfabe356bb3c6e12b!8m2!3d42.0547687!4d-72.5545421

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_iszo8u3 wrote

Homeowner being evicted is on LinkedIn as a financial advisor of 31 years (with a profile pic of what looks like a Farari).

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cbrad1713 t1_it05dtf wrote

"NO NO NO NOT THE BEES NOOOOOOOOO!"

-Nicholas Cage

-Some western MA cop

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MrRemoto t1_isyvkql wrote

Colony Attack Disorder

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EnoughIdeas t1_iszhjb3 wrote

On one hand don't assault officers but on the other this woman may be a beast master or shaman above our mortal laws.

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noodle-face t1_iszp7bp wrote

I feel no sympathy here. This isn't a common eviction, this is extreme.

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NightWalk77 t1_it2bahc wrote

Should of released them on the landlord. Then no eviction notice.

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paganlobster t1_it3ox86 wrote

Apparently in this case that would be the bank, so you'd need a shitload of bees. Maybe time to consider hornets?

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tahitidreams t1_it2o493 wrote

This woman drive bees away from their home to hopefully sting people. Not only did she put the officers lives at risk but the bees as well. When a honey bee stings the stinger gets removed from their bodies as well as part of their abdomen and they die. Also, taking them like that, what if they don’t make it back to their hives in time to leave? They will die. Also, people can have a toxic reaction to stings even if not allergic if they are stung too many times. This woman is an asshole and absolutely no one should be applauding her. You want to protest fine, but don’t endanger and our lives of humans or animals at risk. Especially bees.

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paganlobster t1_it3mem9 wrote

This woman is a hero. Some cops might be allergic to bees, but everyone is allergic to homelessness.

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wisebongsmith t1_it0iufm wrote

MY hero. A hero for common folk agrarians all over the world. I hope the pigs got a lot of stings. ACAB

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Stateberg t1_isyw3xz wrote

Massachusetts The Florida of the North

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Kodiak01 OP t1_isywijo wrote

Having spent portions of time the past several years in FL (Palm Beach County, both the uppity and COPS sections), MA doesn't even begin to hold a candle to the insanity that occurs in DeStupid Land.

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Stateberg t1_isywmdn wrote

We’re still up there

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Kodiak01 OP t1_isywszx wrote

MA isn't even close.

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WinsingtonIII t1_isyymtk wrote

No, we absolutely aren't. Just in New England alone, New Hampshire is way more Florida-y than MA (Live Free or Die could practically be Florida Man's motto, maybe sub "or" for "and"), as is Rhode Island and parts of Maine.

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Rocktopod t1_isyz61l wrote

This did make me think about that -- I thought the reason Florida had such specific headlines was because other states have laws restricting what details can be published about an arrest.

Are there no such laws in Massachusetts? This seems like it's pretty specific.

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Stateberg t1_isyzfxz wrote

Just saying I’ve heard some crazy stories come out of my own state not exactly from headlines but from locals The whole point was the article was similar

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