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Obituary of the Teddy Bear Lady (1973-2023)

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by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Editor’s note: This is based on a true story in the USA. Details will be provided in a follow-up article.

A kind and talented craft woman set up a local shop, selling teddy bears. Some of them were small, imported from China; she sold those for $10. Others she made of beautiful tapestry, and priced them at $50.  Occasionally, she put precious stones in, as the eyes of the teddy bear. These became popular and she charged a thousand dollars or more, depending on the gems.

One day, the police came to her shop and seized all the teddy bears, as well as any other toys — dolls, a fabulous model train, etc. They announced, through the press, that the precious teddy bears were “precious” because they were being used to smuggle heroin. Two charges were brought against the suspect: that she had purchased drugs from dangerous people, and that she helped money-launderers by disguising drug transactions as sales of toys.

A few days later, she was arrested at home, handcuffed in front of her elderly, disabled mother. She was taken to jail.  Days later, her mother had a fatal stroke, no doubt from the shock of it all. The daughter was discharged from prison on bail. Police seized her passport so she would not escape to her country of birth, and she had a metal tracker placed on her ankle.

Neighbors then started to blame this teddy-bear maker for having caused her mom’s death, and there was much gossip about the apparent drug dealing. Financially she was ruined: without the shop she could not make a living. Plus, the court called her often for hearings and the attorney’s fees depleted her assets completely.

During all the hearings, the authorities never showed a specimen of a drug-laden toy. It was simply stated as a fact that the teddy bears were carrying vials of heroin. This constant dragging out of procedure lasted more than two years.

One day she got a happy letter.  It said the case was “nolle prosequi” — the charges against her were dropped. The prosecutors had no evidence with which to pursue a trial.

She sought to have the shop’s inventory, and her passport, returned to her. She figured she could sell the teddy bears to a wholesaler out West, where people had no reason to associate these toys with heroin. However, the police kept delaying any return of the goods or passport.

She went to the newspaper that had slandered her, and asked the newsman to report the dropping of the charges.  He said the matter was not interesting enough to make a story.

For the next few months, the once-proud teddy bear lady was highly distracted and distressed. This was no doubt due to all she had been through, including the loss of her dear mother, and the public humiliation and impoverishment.  But she was also particularly sad to witness the downfall of the nation’s belief in justice. In a general way, she no longer desired to live.

On the third anniversary of her arrest, she climbed into bed, wept for a while, and then simply passed away. Her death marked “the end of an era,” and the end of Americanism.

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  2. OT. With Albo swearing allegiance to K Charles does that mean constatutionly that treason and capital punishment for such offence are now back in play?

  3. What a terrible blight on the reputation of any police service. Apparently this is the behavior worldwide. Least of all Australia, remember Martin Bryant and the three good doctors awaiting court at this time. All innocent of the crimes laid against them.

  4. This story is a replica of what my family and I endured in the early 2000s; at least a few more people have woken up since then.

    All I can say is bar the experience I would probably never have taken a closer look at Port Arthur – or a host of other issues for that matter

    • The good news is that being personally confronted by the spiritual forces at play proffers an inbuilt resistance to the impending man-made clean-up//faux messiah

      • “The union for Australian media workers is concerned at reports of police searches of the home and office of two journalists in Western Australia.

        The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has been told that police have seized a computer, phone and SD card related to their work as journalists.

        MEAA Media Director Cassie Derrick said journalists and their sources must be protected from disturbing raids and harassment from police.

        “From the information to hand, the WA police have urgent questions to answer about these raids,” she said.

        ‘Police have seized and retained property on what appear to be questionable grounds. The equipment seized contains confidential information that could jeopardise sources and prevents these journalists from being able to do their job of informing the public.

        “We are calling for the WA Police Minister to investigate the behaviour of the police in these cases and to publicly report the outcome of these investigations.

        “The bottom line is that this kind of police action utterly undermines journalism and the public’s right to know.

        “That these property seizures have taken place in the same week as World Press Freedom Day makes it even more important that this property is returned urgently.” ”
        https://www.meaa.org/mediaroom/wa-police-search-journalists-seize-property/

  7. OT – Slowly the collapse begins. In the once endless shopping spree of the US, people are beginning to feel the bite of inflation. If they think it is bad now, just wait until the collapse of the US Dollar. – video about costs of food.

    • Tried to post a video and got censored. Again, you will have to eliminate the XXXX from the address and try again.

      OT – New Max Igun video, he covers a lot of topics in 56 minutes. The stuff about ‘deep fake’ videos is now OLD news, what they can do now is off the charts (I’m reminded of the ‘confession’ video from the Queensland cop killings).

      https://www.bitXXXXchute.com/video/fDmaQGdzc9MR/

  9. this story brings too many things to the table at once. Luv to have a gumboot before the “details’ are released.
    I can’t get past the gems were used as eyes, because to safely stitch them in, they would have to be double drilled, you know glue would be problematic should an infant be attracted.
    You have those new school wanderers using bears to lul carriers in public(drug laced bears intoxicating to the smell). Also those sick artworks from the likes of the Podesta type collectors, the broken bear slumped in the corner.
    The mothers death seems odd, not so much in 2023, but a family visit could be interesting here.

    Innocent people welcome scrutiny, unless they have been dragged through a setup ringer previously.

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