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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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pgc60001 t1_isyci3t wrote

There is hope in this world

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swoldier_force t1_isydq99 wrote

Replying to Unique-Public-8594 (#143,601)

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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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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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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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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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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United-Hyena-164 t1_isymqa4 wrote

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

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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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Beck316 t1_isynttb wrote

Replying to sightlab (#144,354)

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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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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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

Replying to J_Worldpeace (#144,866)

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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MrRemoto t1_isyvkql wrote

Colony Attack Disorder

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Stateberg t1_isyw3xz wrote

Massachusetts The Florida of the North

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Kodiak01 OP t1_isywijo wrote

Replying to Stateberg (#145,328)

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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WinsingtonIII t1_isyymtk wrote

Replying to Stateberg (#145,371)

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

Replying to Stateberg (#145,328)

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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SLEEyawnPY t1_isz2780 wrote

Replying to swoldier_force (#143,989)

>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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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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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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noodle-face t1_iszp7bp wrote

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

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EtonRd t1_iszwavb wrote

Replying to Beck316 (#144,668)

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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SLEEyawnPY t1_iszy61v wrote

Replying to Miami_Vice-Grip (#147,078)

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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cbrad1713 t1_it05dtf wrote

"NO NO NO NOT THE BEES NOOOOOOOOO!"

-Nicholas Cage

-Some western MA cop

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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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NightWalk77 t1_it2bahc wrote

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

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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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