White Milton police officer to face charges for allegedly threatening, intimidating Black teen ...

[left-of-center2012]

White Milton police officer to face charges for allegedly threatening, intimidating Black teen over support for Black Lives Matter

A white Milton police officer will be prosecuted criminally over an off-duty incident in which she allegedly derided and threatened her son’s 14-year-old friend, who is Black, over his support for the Black Lives Matter movement, a court official ruled Thursday. Patricia Lio, 52, also allegedly attacked her husband, who tried to quell the September confrontation at their Westwood home. She now faces charges of assault to intimidate her son’s friend and assault and battery on her husband.

On the night of the Sept. 19 confrontation, Lio’s son hosted a sleepover with the 14-year-old youth, who is Black, and a Hispanic teenager. While the friends were watching a Celtics game at Lio’s home, police said, the youths heard Lio, who was in another part of the house, criticize the Black Lives Matter movement using expletives and calling it “phony.”

Lio allegedly then went into the room where the youths were gathered and asked the Hispanic teen about his views of Black Lives Matter and whether his father, a Boston police officer, supports defunding police departments. When Lio’s husband tried escort her away from the teens, she punched him in the face and he began to bleed, police said.

Lio then allegedly confronted the 14-year-old youth. She allegedly clenched her fists, got in his face, and used expletives to discuss the Black Lives Matters movement. The teen asked Lio if she planned to hit him, police said, and she said no. “If you support Black Lives Matter, get the [expletive] out of my house,” Lio told the youth, according to Westwood Police Sergeant Chris Aylward. Anthony Lio then got into a car with his son and his two friends. As the group left, Patricia Lio called the Hispanic youth an immigrant, banged on the windows, and tried to open the doors, though they were locked, Aylward testified.

On Tuesday, Lio denied the allegations. “I don’t see people through race,” she said at the hearing.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/15/metro/white-milton-police-officer-face-charges-threatening-intimidating-black-teen-over-support-black-lives-matter/

[magicarpet]

1. Welll that was diplomatic and coolheaded.

Should this woman even be a police officer, she seems very unstable and dangerous ?

[Phoenix61]

2. She committed domestic violence in the presence of children.

That is child emotional abuse. She physically threatened one child and verbally abused another. That should be more than enough to end her career.
Can’t help but think someone had one drink too many.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Worse yet, what if she were sober??? n/t

[stopdiggin]

3. this woman was having an 'episode'

any mention of alcohol? (other substances?) no way she can behave like this while on duty.

[dlk]

4. So glad this officer carries a gun...

[Jim__]

5. People with those type of personality disorders should not be cops.

When I was young, I was always told that cops had to pass a battery of tests to prove that they were essentially stable people. I don't know if that was true then, but it surely isn't true now.

[uponit7771]

8. +1,

[uponit7771]

7. "Patricia Lio, 52, also allegedly attacked her husband," K...racism makes one beat their spouces?

[left-of-center2012]

10. She can be racist and abusive

I don't think they're exclusive.

[uponit7771]

11. +1,

[Crunchy Frog]

9. Sounds severely mentally ill, on top of being a racist.

Someone like that does NOT belong in the police force.

I understand that domestic violence is very prevalent among cops. It would be a low hanging fruit to make it an absolute disqualifyer for serving as an officer, and immediately fireable.

That could be a starting point for reform.

[uponit7771]

12. 👉🏾"it would be a low hanging fruit to make it an absolute disqualifier for serving as an officer"