Posted on 03/18/2005 3:45:19 AM PST by billorites
An irate Andover housewife was freed without bail on assault charges after a case of snowball rage allegedly prompted her to chase down some kids with a tire iron and a can of pepper spray.
Among the victims was a high school student who reportedly was an innocent bystander who just asked her to move her car.
``(Maria) Needs told him to say one more thing and he would see what would happen and she was waving the metal bar at him,'' read a police report. ``(He) said something sarcastic and at this time, Mrs. Needs sprayed him with pepper spray right in the eye.''
Needs, 48, was released on her own recognizance yesterday from Lawrence District Court after she was charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of pepper spray.
Three witnesses told police kids outside of Andover High School threw snowballs at her Honda SUV. After Needs chased one of the kids with a tire iron through the high school parking lot, another student who was not involved in the snowball throwing asked her to move her car so he could get to work on time.
``Needs refused and said that she had more important things to do,'' according to the police report.
Needs refused comment at her home yesterday through a man who identified himself as her husband.
No doubt they're the demon offspring of environmentalist wackos.
The straw that broke the camels back?
I'm so glad I don't live in the suburbs.
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This may be a stupid question, but the article said illegal possession of pepper spray? When did pepper spray become illegal?
Shame on her for behaving that way, but were they just snowballs? Were there any rocks in the snowballs that could have damaged her vehicle? Doesn't excuse her actions but I might could understand it a little more.
A-hole Kids... they just don't listen...
"Three witnesses told police kids outside of..."
Well there's the problem...they are letting kids become police officers.
Stressed?
Just see what happens!
Uhh.. we're sorry, that was not a picture of Mrs. Needs...
In other news.. Lil Kim...
If she were a parent or a teacher, or someone in a position of authority I would agree, but to him she was nothing but a crazy lady who was blocking his car.
what about a saltshaker?
This could have been worse...the SUV could have run these kids down...
You need a weapons permit in Massachusetts to possess pepper spray.
What's the big picture here?
When I was a kid, if you cheesed off the wrong grownup you could get in trouble, maybe even knocked around a little.
Now, if you cheese off the wrong grownup, the grownup gets arrested.
This is not progress.
Some sort of PMS psychosis?
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