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I can't help but be reminded of this classic /r/legaladvice thread: > My niece has gotten into veganism and animal rights. She basically destroyed a bee farm n

I can't help but be reminded of this classic /r/legaladvice thread: > My niece has gotten into veganism and animal rights. She basically destroyed a bee farm near where she lives by sneaking in there in the middle of the night, trying to release the bees and destroying all the hives and the honeymaking equipment [...] She is not 18 yet but the cops are going to charge her as an adult. They say she caused almost $100,000 in damage. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3xalu0/texas_my_niece_17f_purposely_destroyed_a_bee_farm/ https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3xalu0/texas_m...

klenwell 9y ago
Are bee farms a target of animal rights activists? That's the closest thing to a credible motive I've come across for this incident so far. If so, the top comment from that thread sums up my reaction: > Of all the animals to "free," she chose... bees... The insects that basically go about a normal life in "captivity," except that they're more protected from predators and other issues that could cause them harm... One of the top comments in that thread, however, calls it a troll: > A clear villain, a moronic crime, a clueless OP, and a legal question that basically boils down to "can a person who is caught doing something illegal be punished for it". This posts checks all the boxes for a troll. The fact that I never heard about that case, while this is at least the third time I've come across this one (at half the damage) today, would appear to support that hypothesis. Perhaps the present incident is just another case of life imitating reddit?
petre 9y ago
Juvenile "animal rights" activist releasing bees? That's dumb. The bees were free to roam as they please anyway. This is exactly how African killer bees "escaped" from several experimental hives. They were set free by someone. Beekeepers do care a lot for their bees' well being, by providing a hive and moving it in a place where the bees can thrive. Otherwise they'd go out of business.

klenwell 9y ago

Are bee farms a target of animal rights activists? That's the closest thing to a credible motive I've come across for this incident so far. If so, the top comment from that thread sums up my reaction: > Of all the animals to "free," she chose... bees... The insects that basically go about a normal life in "captivity," except that they're more protected from predators and other issues that could cause them harm... One of the top comments in that thread, however, calls it a troll: > A clear villain, a moronic crime, a clueless OP, and a legal question that basically boils down to "can a person who is caught doing something illegal be punished for it". This posts checks all the boxes for a troll. The fact that I never heard about that case, while this is at least the third time I've come across this one (at half the damage) today, would appear to support that hypothesis. Perhaps the present incident is just another case of life imitating reddit?

petre 9y ago

Juvenile "animal rights" activist releasing bees? That's dumb. The bees were free to roam as they please anyway. This is exactly how African killer bees "escaped" from several experimental hives. They were set free by someone. Beekeepers do care a lot for their bees' well being, by providing a hive and moving it in a place where the bees can thrive. Otherwise they'd go out of business.