I have to admit that I was on the water gun sprayer's side when I first read the story. In hindsight, her "accidentally sprayed him in the chest" explanation definitely sounded weird and I guess I should have questioned it more.
The context and security footage change everything. Poor guy. Sounds like he's the current victim of an expert bully and manipulator.
This is suggesting that we should be using hive covers. What exactly changed in the mid 20th century?