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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 13550" data-attributes="member: 13">Pretty much should read "Idiot steals beehives but victims claim inflated values"However in sympathy with the victims and having had hives of my own stolen in times past, I can say the emotional impact is big. For one thing, you are wondering if you can ever put bees in that site again cos they may get stolen also. And secondly, having done all the work making those hives and the love and care that has gone into that, the thought some lowlife has run off with them and will probably not care for them properly sucks.And lastly, these guys got their hives back but in bad shape and some with AFB. So the victims have to do the nasty job of burning them.In my view the punishment dealt to the thief was appropriate. Instead of slamming him in jail and the victims get no reparations, he has been left out in the community but has to pay $300.00 a week until $78,000.00 is reached. Valuing the stolen hives at $260.00 each.</blockquote>

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