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.
“I suspect she wouldnt go to Walmart”
There are liberals going to Walmart and places they think in their minds are “pro-republican” not to shop but to take photos of people shopping without a mask to send it in to the state with the goal of getting the place shut down. It’s happening here everyday. My liberal democrat governor has actually set up a tip line. In their minds the ones without the masks are “Trump Supporters”. They don’t stop to think that some people have health issues that allow them not to have to wear the face mask.
For me, the way she treated her dog is the Big Deal here.
Many businesses have a respectable behavior or some such clause. Private life yes, though if you draw negative attention to the business they have every right to eject. She very likely would cost them more on lost revenue than her salary.
Maybe it's a NY thing, but giving treats to a dog against the owners wishes, stating Im going to do what I want, but youre not going to like it isn't smart at all. In fact it's stupid.
IMO, there's a huge difference between not leashing your dog and driving 1 MPH over the speed limit.
They both get an "F" from me in conflict resolution.
“Calling the cops on someone, saying youre being threatened, that, my friend is NOT doing 36 in a 35 zone, that could get (the law abiding person, remember) killed by a trigger happy cop. Thats Swatting and has gotten people shot, its also a class A misdemeanor in that state.
Shes a liar and a lawbreaker and and animal abuser.”
“killed by a trigger happy cop” “liar, lawbreaker, animal abuser” WTH! You’re wound tighter than a banjo string buddy, ease up or you’ll rupture a blood vessel.
They dislike dogs.
They despise cats.
They fear ferrets.
Yep..totally agree.
Dogs not on leash bite people. Some people are very scared of dogs (like me).
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Exactly...I carry a kubaton...I am in Cincinnati uptown and I am one of the few without a pit bull...oh, sorry, I meant , “pittie”.
“Maybe it’s a NY thing, but giving treats to a dog against the owners wishes, stating Im going to do what I want, but youre not going to like it isn’t smart at all. In fact it’s stupid. “
It got her (eventually) to put the dog on the lease.
Defending a white liberal racist. Gotcha.
I think that’s a reach. She was supposed to be controlling her animal on a leash. If the animal is running free than others have a right to take it outside the prohibited area which is what he asked her to do. Calling the dog to him with a treat would have most likely resulted in her leashing the dog and ending this issue.
Your assessment would be warranted if a stranger tried to attract a dog in an area where it was entitled to run free under your supervision. The stranger would have no right to intervene in those circumstances.
“ME: All you have to do is take him to the other side of the drive, outside the Ramble, and you can let him run off leash all you want.
HER: Its too dangerous.
ME: Look, if youre going to do what you want, Im going to do what I want, but youre not going to like it.
HER: Whats that?
ME (to the dog): Come here, puppy!”
I can see where the woman would see that as a threat, either to the dog, herself or both. At that point she should have attempted to leave rather than call the cops, but that’s just me. A woman alone with this guy in a remote area could reasonably feel different.
Didn’t realize there was a video with audio. Now I think she embarrassed her employer by specifying that the guy was an African-American. The cops sometimes ask you for a description but it looks as if she just volunteered this info. Complex case in a way. All depends on what happened before the video started probably.
“A woman alone with this guy in a remote area could reasonably feel different.”
But the fact that she walked over to him at the start of the video would suggest that she did not feel threatened.
https://www.preventivevet.com/dogs/what-to-do-when-approached-by-an-off-leash-dog
...3. Throw treats at the dog as a distraction. If a dog is approaching rapidly you can even throw the treats directly at their face to break their focus. While they are searching for the treats on the ground, you have time to get away with your dog. Patricia McConnell shows this treat tossing technique in this video:
For racists, skin color trumps everything. It must be the black man’s fault no matter the facts. The reality is that she is a Democrat-supporting loser who was caught on video threatening a black dude by telling him that she will call the cops and tell them a black man is bothering her and still these fools pretend it’s no big deal. Thankfully, most people on here support the decent side.
“The cops sometimes ask you for a description but it looks as if she just volunteered this info.”
Her statement before calling the cops was “I’m going to tell them there is an African-American man threatening my life.”
Karrens are very racist.
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