Central Park 911 dog lady charged, facing 1 year in jail for her 911 call

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[–]Blackbrownfreestuff[S] 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Black man: “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.”

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/06/01/Kyle-Smith-Central-Park-dog-Christian-Amy-Cooper-Covington-racism/stories/202006010003

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Ok, after reading that:

  • She was allowing her dog off-leash in a place it was illegal to do so
  • He was watching birds there, and started to offer the dog treats after saying the line quoted above
  • She then grabbed her dog and called the cops

She has already had her dog taken from her. That doesn't seem right.

As for the incident:

She shouldn't have had her dog off-leash there.

Was there really a credible threat? I guess I'd have to watch the video but it seems like the threat was pretty clearly solvable by doing what the guy wanted: putting the dog on a leash. If she was scared though she should be able to call the cops for protection, that's what they're there for! It wasn't some random thing, there was an altercation. Is there really evidence that it seemed like a genuine emergency though?

If anything she should be charged for letting her dog off leash. I don't know about him, I don't know that threatening to hurt someone's dog in a context like this is really a crime (is it?), unless the treats he had were actually poisoned.

Who is charging her? What is she being charged for exactly?

I don't really see any evidence that she was particularly "racist" here. I don't see why she was let go of her job. Is this actionable under firing her for being a particular race? I doubt she would have been fired over this if she weren't white.

Do you have a link to Mr. Cooper's video of the incident? What are the laws in NYC regarding filming without consent, especially publishing it?

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    [–]Blackbrownfreestuff[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Haha, this. When I heard "black birdwatcher" i immediately knew someone was about to deliver a truck load of bullshit.

    What's most telling is the man had dog treats in his possession, but no dog? Give me a break. He's an obvious creep, try black rapist instead of black birdwatcher. It's like when that black bum in sweatpants got kicked out of starbucks because he wouldnt buy a $2 coffee and they said he was there for a business meeting.

    [–]justjoggin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    he was there for a business meeting.

    And that other guy who was just joggin