Posted on 05/25/2020 11:16:41 PM PDT by conservative98
The investment company that employs a white woman who went viral after calling the cops on a black man in Central Park on Monday has placed her on administrative leave.
We take these matters very seriously, and we do not condone racism of any kind, the company wrote.
While we are in the process of investigating the situation, the employee involved has been put on administrative leave.
The woman in the video was identified in reports as Amy Cooper. A screenshot of her LinkedIn account that was shared on Twitter identified her as the head of insurance investment solutions at Franklin Templeton.
Cooper later apologized for the incident in a phone interview with NBC New York.
I sincerely and humbly apologize to everyone, especially to that man, his family, she told the network. It was unacceptable and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone whos seen that video, everyone thats been offended everyone who thinks of me in a lower light and I understand why they do.
The man who could be heard in the video, Christian Cooper, said he asked Amy to put the dog on a leash, and when she didnt he offered the pooch a treat.
The only way they can keep the dog from eating the treat is to put it on a leash, he told NBC. At some point, she decided Im gonna play the race card, I guess.
Amy told the network she felt threatened because she was unaware what the dog treats were made of.
Social media users also accused Amy of animal cruelty, as she was seen in the video grabbing and dragging the struggling dog by a neck harness.
Later Monday, Amy returned her adopted pooch to a local animal shelter.
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Yep, if she had not identified what he looked like to the 911 operator, nobody would think this was about race.......
The only way this wasn’t going to be come about race would be if either the guy was white, or he ended up raping or murdering her. And I’m not sure in the latter case if she still would not have been blamed for her racism.
The worst part about this is — absolutely nobody was hurt in ANY WAY. He did not touch her, and did not poison the dog. She got scared about the dog being poisoned, but she did not touch the guy. The police it seems never came, so he was not in any way inconvenienced.
But she has lost her job, and her dog. Punishment for the “crime” of being afraid of what someone might do, and calling 911 to seek assistance.
Because after they took your guns away and told you to just call the police, the next step was to make sure you would never call the police.
Remember when that white guy would talk to people who illegally parked in a handicapped space, telling them they needed to move? Remember when a guy physically assaulted him, and he shot the guy in self-defense and got charged with murder?
Apparently, there are some people who are allowed to shame people into following rules, and others who should never do so.
Dog seems to...uh...like her.
I remember this. Do you think this Black was trolling trough Central Park and looking for a white person with a dog to confront? I would say most dog walkers there are white. He ruined this woman's life by uploading the video. He is malicious racist scum in my book.
I think if I were such a person, I would consider how easily you can become famous by confronting white people and waiting for the inevitable racist response.
At this point, I don’t know why any white person would call in to report a crime if the person committing the crime was black. The downside is just too great.
And nobody could possibly think it is a good thing to actually confront a minority you think might be guilty of anything. If they attack you, and end up injured or dead, it will be your head on a pike.
Agree! I am getting too old for confrontations. The young people need to wake up and do it.
He passive-aggressively trolled her.
How?
Interesting that the liberal Media is completely uninterested in her political bent...
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Harvard grad, I read.
You’re no saint. /pun>
How much of a bodily threat is a guy holding up his phone to record you? Srsly?
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