‘She’s opening the bees!’ US beekeeper jailed for trying to save friend from eviction | Massachusetts woman set swarms of insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to evict elderly man with cancer

Oh a severe case of -fuck you! I got mine.- congrats on your elite mindset. It is going to trickle down on everyone. Any minute now.

I got swarmed as a kid, and got several dozen bee stings. It was probably the most terrifying episode of my life, but I was fine.

I'm glad those Apes got a taste of that terror. A few bee stings never hurt anyone. They deserve it.

The cops also like to keep people in jail if they think they'll lose the case, because at least the person will serve some time, even if they eventually get found not guilty. For example, Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty, but still spent 3 years in jail, which is about what she would have gotten had they convicted her of child neglect, instead of Capital murder, without even knowing the cause of death.

At least for federal cases, bench trials have higher acquittal rates (38%) than jury trials do (14%). That's based on data from 2018-2022, and there may be case selection bias.

Have some ketchup with that boot

Sorry, no. The alternative is to not have private ownership of capital. Why do so many people who fully know how terrible capitalism is just refuse to imagine a world without it?

Fucking Reagan. I still find it hilarious that California’s most effective gun control legislation came from the Arch-Conservative himself. And it was specifically written to prevent open carrying at protests.

This woman did nothing wrong.

Also this reveals cops have a pokemon style weakness to bugs because they can't shoot them. Honestly we should be weaponizing bug swarms more. Maybe collect some bullet ants in a container that would break if people busted down your door.

I agree with you but a few bee stings have definitely killed a lot of people.

Evictions are the sheriff's primary job.

Looks around from atop a pile of bodies in one of the most violent cultures on earth

I'm not saying that you're not correct, but I'm not sure how how to put that rubber on the road.

OH YES THE BEES! OH YES!

LOL. This is the stupidest take.

Sometimes, I feel kind of bummed when I wake up in the morning.. but when I read a comment like this and go "What a fucking idiot" it makes me feel a tiny bit better.

Organize your community. It's super fucking hard because American's are alienated and atomized to fuck, but it doesn't even have to be political at first. Literally just get out of the house and join a group of people. Once you have some ties to your community, start talking to the group about politics. Or if you are lucky enough to live in an area that already has a socialist organization, join that. It all starts with community organization, which will take lots of time, maybe even more time than our lifetimes. But one fact is undeniably true: society will never get better if we all just keep doing our own thing.

My best friend has nearly died twice due to bee stings

Mwahahahahahahaha that was a great idea. Bees are a pretty good equalizer.

I disagree that she did nothing wrong. If one of those cops was allergic, she could have killed them. They did claim one was and she responded "good". Just like we say that cops are wrong for escalating and causing the death of people for minor offenses, the same is wrong here. And this was premeditated. The crime the cops were potentially(I don't know the back story) committing does not fit the punishment. Plus she could have gotten herself killed. The fact that they didn't shoot her implies these may even have been some of the few cops that show some restraint. If it had been ICE they would have opened fire immediately. So at the very least, potential getting killed would make what she did wrong.

The real crime lies with the judge who signed off on the eviction. The cops likely had no idea of the background of the person they were evicting when they showed up.

There are surely better ways to attempt to obstruct an eviction.

Or we could demand that our horrible system be dismantled and rebuilt without financial parasites, the perpetrators fined, bankrupted, and jailed, and the victims fully compensated for their losses.

That would definitely be more effective than charity.

I think you hit on the real problem. Why does the law in that state allow for an eviction before the judge hears the case?
And why is there not a safety net that would ensure the best interests of both the rentor and the rentee? It would cost a lot less for sure. And everyone involved would be happier.

That said, these vops showed far better restraint than we usually see. Many would have just shot her immediately. Small step forward, but still a step foreward.