[quote]ST. PETERSBURG — Police have arrested a 46-year-old woman they say choked a teen boy in the middle of Tyrone Square Mall because he had posted comments on Facebook that upset her daughter.Debbie Piscitella, of St. Petersburg, and her 14-year-old daughter were at the mall about 5:30 p.m. Monday when the girl spotted the boy near Sears, police said.
The mother confronted the teen after her daughter pointed him out.
"The mother of the girl became incensed," police spokesman Mike Puetz said. "She put her hands around his throat and started to choke him."
The 14-year-old boy, who is not being identified, called police as Piscitella continued to berate him.
An officer responded and called the boy's mother, who initially said she did not want to press charges. She changed her mind after her son came home and "she saw the red marks on his neck," Puetz said.
Officers arrested Piscitella about 9 p.m. on a charge of child abuse.
Puetz said Piscitella claimed she touched the boy's neck accidentally, but a witness and surveillance from one of the mall stores confirmed the teen's version.
Piscitella was released from jail Tuesday on $5,000 bail. Jail records list her last name as Freeman.
The police report did not say exactly what the boy said on Facebook.[/quote]
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Now, we'll find out that all he said was "stop being such an attention whore or at least buy a real camera"
Slightly bummed that the police report didn't contain the actual Facebook comment.
Knowing teenagers, probably something alone the lines of her being a "whore" or something.
I wouldn't worry about the red marks. That just indicates slight bruising.
I'd be more worried about what his voice sounds like.
I can understand if like you get pissed off at something on facebook, have a quiet word to them IRL not strangle the fuck out of them
[quote]The 14-year-old boy, who is not being identified, called police as Piscitella continued to berate him.[/quote]
When I first read this I had this image of him being on the phone while being strangled.
Private Pyle...
Still pretty weird why would you do that in public
Wow she is pretty dumb, she just made it tens times worse for her daughter.
Facebook.
Serious business.
My guess is the post was something along the lines of "eat my shorts".
FB comments are nothing to get choked up about, sheesh.
Holy shit wow. I saw that!
I was leaving the mall when I saw the lady and the kid. Didn't think much of it, though, since people usually always get into little confrontations like that at Tyrone mall.
[quote]Puetz said Piscitella claimed she touched the boy's neck accidentally[/quote]
whoops, it appears I accidentally grabbed your neck with my hands and started squeezing, sorry about that!
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;36128754]I can understand if like you get pissed off at something on facebook, have a quiet word to them IRL not strangle the fuck out of them[/QUOTE]
Or at least if you are going to strangle them, not do it in such a public place......
[QUOTE=markg06;36128768]When I first read this I had this image of him being on the phone while being strangled.[/QUOTE]
"HGGGGhello I'd likHHGGGGe to report an assauLHGLHSDKHGHHHHHGt"
Oh shit, this mall is right up the road from me.
[QUOTE=Frisk;36139043]Oh shit, this mall is right up the road from me.[/QUOTE]
HOLY SHIT
I guess that boy's mom didn't like what the other woman did, so she changed her status to 'pressing charges'.
AHa, holy shit. I live an hour away from there.
I wouldn't expect any less at Tyrone mall.
Suddenly a bunch of Facepunchers realize they live right next to each other in the same thread over a psychopathic mother in a ghetto mall!