Posted on 05/26/2020 1:32:43 PM PDT by SJackson
A black man says he asked a white woman in Central Park to put her dog on a leash.
Then, video shows her calling police and telling emergency operators that the man was threatening her and her dog. The woman, who has been identified as Amy Cooper, has apologized. But by Tuesday afternoon she was fired from her job at an investment management firm.
"Following our internal review of the incident in Central Park yesterday, we have made the decision to terminate the employee involved, effective immediately. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at Franklin Templeton," the company said in a statement posted to Twitter.
She was a bit out of line, but I don't necessarily see racism, my guess she'd have acted the same was if a white man was videoing her without her permission. Probably would have described him a fat, or tall. I certainly don't see her employer terminating her over this unless there have been incidents implying racism. And no, a black woman walking her dog off leash and being taped by a white man wouldn't be fired. Nor a Muslim, nor a Native, nor a woman from Wuhan.
This is how the whole “Karen” thing started.
She was stupid, but so was he demanding she put the dog on a leash. I have no idea why this would cost her her job.
Haven’t you heard? Some animals are just more equal than others. And the pigs are the most equal of them all.
I wonder what he said to her before he started the video.
Damn, you took my post again.
Dogs not on leash bite people. Some people are very scared of dogs (like me).
“but so was he demanding she put the dog on a leash.”
There are areas of Central Park where you can let dogs off the leash. That wasn’t one of them.
Anyone have her number? Crazy is my type, apparently.
Animal cruelty?
White libs. Always the problem.
Political correctness. If you live in a politically correct city then you better obey.
I guess that you saw a different video. Not only is she an obvious racist (democRAT), she should have been charged for filing a false report to the police and animal cruelty. That she was fired from her job is just icing on the cake.
It’s time for these jackwagons to be held to account for their odious behavior.
Anyone who would file a false police report wouldn't think twice about filing a false sexual harassment report.
She went berserk, ironically choked her dog while calling 911, and aggressively approached a guy who was filming her. She’s lucky she didn’t get shot.
Yeah, I would not want her working for my financial firm if I were a client.
I thought it was generally understood that dogs should be on leash in public places like that.
Whatever else she may be, she certainly doesn’t know how to properly handle her own dog. She was practically strangling it.
Because this is an area where dogs are supposed to be on a leash.
Long history of friction between birdwatchers and dog owners, that’s why there are specific off-leash areas.
If someone is going to LIE to the police, break the law, and abuse their dog (the way she picked it up) I sure as hell don’t want them having anything to do with my portfolio.
Native?
she thought she was entitled and everyone knew that... she was unmasked as just a criminal breaking the law. she was probably not fired for her description of her assailant, but the fact that her job was in human resources and this did not bode well for her handling of real crisis situations. he should not have made a play with a dog treat to coerce the puppy to him, but i can see his logic... she might leash him up then.
Not thinking this reached the level of destroying this
woman’s ability to feed and house herself, pay her other bills.
What the heck?
I’ll bet we’re not hearing the whole story either.
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