A Call for Credit Union Beekeepers!
In the
2024 action-packed film, “The Beekeeper,” we are given a clear demonstration of
the well-known tech-support scam, as Mrs. Parker, played by Phylicia Rashad, becomes
a vulnerable victim, and in doing so, sees her bank accounts drained of her
entire life savings. The film clearly depicts the boundless divide that exists
between older adults who espouse a venerable code of values and principles, versus
an alarming army of organized con artists, immorally focused on targeting
anyone with the sole purpose of illegally acquiring money without regard to the
resulting consequences.
As the plot unfolded, I found myself caught up in a tidal mix of emotions, from feeling the piercing pain of Mrs. Parker when she realized she had lost every penny of her savings, to a heightened sense of elation and relief watching the beekeeper mete out justice upon all the perpetrators of the crime.
Why, you ask, a beekeeper? The explanation came when a team of special forces, brought together to stop the beekeeper’s advance, was briefed on their mission. They were told the beehive has many complex mechanisms and if they become compromised, the hive collapses. Government is no different. To prevent a catastrophic collapse, the government established a highly classified agent, “the beekeeper,” who was given unfettered responsibility to keep the hive safe at all costs.