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1) Turns out that video of the white woman calling the cops on a black guy in Central Park is considerably more nuanced than the video presents.
Here's Christian Cooper's own words (the black guy):
"Central Park this morning: https://bit.ly/2zvSqZQ
Here's Christian Cooper's own words (the black guy):
"Central Park this morning: https://bit.ly/2zvSqZQ
2) ",,,This woman's dog is tearing through the plantings in the Ramble. ME: Ma'am, dogs in the Ramble have to be on the leash at all times. The sign is right there. HER: The dog runs are closed. He needs his exercise. ME: All you have to do is take him to the other side of
3) the drive, outside the Ramble, and you can let him run off leash all you want. HER: It's too dangerous. ME: Look, if you're going to do what you want, I'm going to do what I want, but you're not going to like it. HER: What's that? ME (to the dog): Come here, puppy!
4) HER: He won't come to you. ME: We'll see about that... I pull out the dog treats I carry for just for such intransigence. I didn't even get a chance to toss any treats to the pooch before Karen scrambled to grab the dog. HER: DON'T YOU TOUCH MY DOG!!!!! That's when I
5) started video recording with my iPhone, and when her inner Karen fully emerged and took a dark turn...
Posted by Christian Cooper on Monday, May 25, 2020"
So, self-righteous, self-appointed park cop Cooper starts the fight by grabbing the dog, and the woman loses it and
Posted by Christian Cooper on Monday, May 25, 2020"
So, self-righteous, self-appointed park cop Cooper starts the fight by grabbing the dog, and the woman loses it and
6) pulls out her nuclear weapon, calling the cops on a Black guy.
There are so many levels of stupidity here on both sides, it's hard to count, but the outcome's clear. The woman's life is ruined, her job in jeopardy.
This is classic birder v. dog-owner stuff, only
There are so many levels of stupidity here on both sides, it's hard to count, but the outcome's clear. The woman's life is ruined, her job in jeopardy.
This is classic birder v. dog-owner stuff, only
7) this time someone's life lies in a shambles. Had Cooper the man just searched for a park ranger or cop instead of grabbing the dog, none of this happens. Had Cooper, the woman (her name, apparently, is Amy Cooper) not pulled the "calling-the-cops-on-the black-guy routine"
8) she'd be safely at work this AM.
What a world! Social media, it turns out,. is a threat to all of us. If you end up in the cross-hairs for whatever reason, your life's ruined.
What a world! Social media, it turns out,. is a threat to all of us. If you end up in the cross-hairs for whatever reason, your life's ruined.
