Police Officer to Face Charge She Intimidated Son's Black Friend

[SummerMadness]

Police Officer to Face Charge She Intimidated Son's Black Friend

A white Massachusetts police officer will face criminal charges in connection with an off-duty episode in which she is accused of berating a Black teenager, a friend of her son, over his support of the Black Lives Matter movement, a court official ruled this week.

An assistant clerk with the Dedham District Court ruled on Thursday after a probable cause hearing that criminal charges against Patricia Lio, an officer with the Milton Police Department, could proceed.

The episode that prompted the charges occurred on Sept. 19, 2020, when Officer Lio’s son had invited two of his friends, one Black and one Hispanic, to his home in Westwood, Mass., to watch a Boston Celtics game and sleep over, The Boston Globe reported.

Officer Lio is accused of confronting the Black teenager, who is 14, about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement, Alfred A. Gray Jr., a lawyer representing the teenager and his family, said in an interview. She is also facing allegations that she hit her husband when he tried to intervene in the situation, Mr. Gray said.

Officer Lio will face charges of assault to intimidate and assault and battery on a household member, according to court records. She is set to be arraigned in late May.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Sounds like a house divided.

 

[rturner76]

I think you can tell people to shut up if it's your house but you must not assault anyone ever.

 

[SummerMadness]

I think you can tell people to shut up if it's your house but you must not assault anyone ever.

I agree, but there is this other factor called not attacking kids.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I agree, but there is this other factor called not attacking kids.

And what kind of host invites someone and attacks them?

 

[Desk trauma]

And what kind of host invites someone and attacks them?

A Frey.

 

[SummerMadness]

A Frey.

Bravo! You win this thread!

 

[disciple Clint]

Police Officer to Face Charge She Intimidated Son's Black Friend

from the article: (interesting to note) Risa King, a Boston lawyer and the mother of the Black teenager, (I smell cash settlement legal action)
But Mr. Louison, Officer Lio’s lawyer, said that although the officer had spoken to the Black teenager about some of the perceptions she felt Black Lives Matter projected onto police, race was “never a component.”

The two teenage friends of Officer Lio’s son were eventually taken home by Officer Lio’s husband, who testified at the hearing that he was not hit by his wife, Officer Lio’s lawyer said.