Beekeeper jailed after releasing insects on authorities trying to evict her friend

"Bees, Bystanders, and the Law: Unconventional Stand Against Eviction Ends in Jail Time. In a bizarre incident that has left authorities and the public scratching their heads, a Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for releasing a swarm of bees on sheriff's deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend's home. Rebecca Woods, a self-proclaimed beekeeper, claimed she set her insects free to allow them to enjoy the surrounding landscape, but the court saw it as a deliberate attempt to obstruct the law. The unusual case raises questions about the limits of civil disobedience and the consequences of using wildlife as a means of protest."

Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient. Continue reading...