On top of how demented this person is I want people to realize thay calling the cops like this on a Black person is an act of violence.
Smh she's full of shit.White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.www.cnn.com
How about he told her to put a leash on her dog she starts acting crazy threatening to call the cops on him and then he starts recording. Why is it that black people always got to prove our innocents.he really needed to record this? Clearly the racism is awful and good for him to get it on tape. but what was he doing before that outburst? recording her walking her dog without a leash? why?
The descriptions of the moments before the video started are hilarious. "This man, he was bird watching. He came out of the bush." And yet, soon after he starts recording, the lady charges him.White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.www.cnn.com
Can't argue with that except I dont have it mixed up, every second person is a busy body with a camera phone. Americans display zero conflict resolution skills.You have it mixed up, it's a hostile environment when you're having interactions with racist pieces of shit like that.
The police didn't show up. If he didn't record, neither we nor the police would even know his name.
It was a reasonable precaution by him, for sure. But 1) it didn't, in fact, protect him and 2) assuming it *would* have protected him in a confrontation gives NYPD the benefit of the doubt which... maybe I wouldn't.
The New York Police Department told CNN when officers responded, neither Christian Cooper nor Amy Cooper were present. No arrests or summonses were made, according to NYPD.
The police didn't show up. If he didn't record, neither we nor the police would even know his name.
It was a reasonable precaution by him, for sure. But 1) it didn't, in fact, protect him and 2) assuming it *would* have protected him in a confrontation gives NYPD the benefit of the doubt which... maybe I wouldn't.
Its really in the same vein as people using the police for swatting people.
Just have zero sympathy for that lady. Reading the CNN article on the whole incident, the lady is saying that "her entire life is being destroyed right now." Well, hey, maybe don't try to destroy somebody else's entire life and karma won't smack you in the face? Some people are just complete assholes. That lady is getting what she deserves for her sociopathic behaviour.
"my entire life is being destroyed right now!" - Says the person who just tried to destroy someone else's life.
They did show up tho so...The police didn't show up. If he didn't record, neither we nor the police would even know his name.
It was a reasonable precaution by him, for sure. But 1) it didn't, in fact, protect him and 2) assuming it *would* have protected him in a confrontation gives NYPD the benefit of the doubt which... maybe I wouldn't.
he really needed to record this? Clearly the racism is awful and good for him to get it on tape. but what was he doing before that outburst? recording her walking her dog without a leash? why?
This is the wrong question.
The question to ask is why, in a so-called civilized society, is immediately pulling out a camera the safest and most correct action to take for a Black man when approached by a belligerent white woman?
Why does it matter? She was walking her dog without a leash in a park that requires her to put a leash on a dog. He was telling her to leash the dog and she flipped shit resulting in what transpired in the video. Why is your concern more about him recording than her outburst that could have lead to his death?
Of course he needed to record this, otherwise white people wouldn't be outraged over this if they didn't see the dog getting choked to death. This isn't even a joke. Look at some of the posts ITT and on twitter. The concern about the dog and no mention of the black man that could have been killed because of white privilege is real.
Seriously, read the thread. PoC's safest option when confronting white people doing dumb shit/racist shit is to use their phones to record and provide evidence of the racist, vile shit that pops off around them and even then most of the time it gets dismissed in a court of 'law.'
Also her apology does nothing to address the fact that she used 'African-American' as a coded message to get the police to come weapons free.
^Pretty much this.
I agree that pulling a phone out to video interactions can escalate things, and I think if you want to make a general comment about that then ok, but in this context it's a mixed up comment to make (imo) where the hostility was coming from one place, and knowing how much racism there is in the world, if I were black in the US and could see things heating up with a Karen, I'd be pulling my phone out too.Can't argue with that except I dont have it mixed up, every second person is a busy body with a camera phone. Americans display zero conflict resolution skills.
But since the only acceptable answer in this thread is to ridicule Karen I'm fine with sticking to that.
he really needed to record this? Clearly the racism is awful and good for him to get it on tape. but what was he doing before that outburst? recording her walking her dog without a leash? why?
The police didn't show up. If he didn't record, neither we nor the police would even know his name.
It was a reasonable precaution by him, for sure. But 1) it didn't, in fact, protect him and 2) assuming it *would* have protected him in a confrontation gives NYPD the benefit of the doubt which... maybe I wouldn't.
Stop being so defensive. Pointing out the messed up priorities is perfectly reasonable. "Jesus Christ", indeed.
"I'm sorry I got caught."White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.www.cnn.com
Why do they always say they're not a racist in their "apology"?White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.www.cnn.com
Haven't you heard? Being a racist is equalivant of being called a slur. Hell being called Karen is considered a slur.... Acknowledging anything white people do is considered a slur so we all should continue to get our free pass and a pat on the head.Why do they always say they're not a racist in their "apology"?
Also weird coincidence but both the man and woman's last name is Cooper? Strange.
That's a very common nameAlso weird coincidence but both the man and woman's last name is Cooper? Strange.
She's only sorry because her shit went viral and not from a genuine heart. Fuck her.White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.www.cnn.com
She should spend years in a cell.She should have to spend a few nights in a cell for wasting police time and for potentially endangering an innocent person.
Thanks for saying this as it's driving me insane. I thought I was making it up in my head but its so obvious and right in your face that I just can't give them the benefit of the doubt...To the people whose first instinct it is to come into this thread and JAQ off, I hope you know you're contributing to a hostile and unwelcoming environment for black people. The fact that this is happening even in a thread where the context is as blatant as this should not be surprising, but it still blows my mind.
In fucking New York City of all places.Nah man. How would she have known?
Not like there is a history of this sort of thing.....
She's only sorry because her shit went viral and not from a genuine heart. Fuck her.
You jail the police who murder innocents, and you jail people like her who attempt murder. That's gotta be a start.I'm just so fucking sorry. I'm not American, but I am white, and I'm overwhelmed by shame and disgust. The casual psychopathy Amy Cooper displays in this video is chilling, but the fact that we all know her threats only have weight because the police constantly murder black people at the pleasure of whites is fucking unbearable.
I can only imagine how this makes people of colour feel; especially those with children.
How do we stop this? How do we work towards fixing it? There has to be more we can do besides feeling impotent outrage.