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White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird Watcher In Central Park Has Been Fired
NPR ^ | May 26, 2020 | Brakkton Booker

Posted on 05/26/2020 1:32:43 PM PDT by SJackson

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To: FewsOrange

“I suspect she wouldn’t 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.


161 posted on 05/26/2020 2:40:54 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: SJackson

For me, the way she treated her dog is the Big Deal here.


162 posted on 05/26/2020 2:41:00 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Nothing happens to a Christian that God does not allow to happen.)
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To: lee martell

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.


163 posted on 05/26/2020 2:41:26 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Interesting how those so interested in workERS are so disinterested in workING.)
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To: FewsOrange
No he wasn’t. He knows from past experience that dog owners don’t like strangers giving treats to their dogs and it seems they react by putting the dog on the leash. Smart guy.

Maybe it's a NY thing, but giving treats to a dog against the owners wishes, stating I’m going to do what I want, but you’re not going to like it isn't smart at all. In fact it's stupid.

164 posted on 05/26/2020 2:41:44 PM PDT by SJackson (Suppose you were an idiot, suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself, Mark Twain)
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To: fightin kentuckian
BREAKING THE LAW! Really. Thats like throwing the book at someone for doing 36 in a 35 zone. Lighten up Francis.

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.

165 posted on 05/26/2020 2:41:58 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: RedStateRocker

“Calling the cops on someone, saying you’re 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. That’s ‘Swatting’ and has gotten people shot, it’s also a class A misdemeanor in that state.
She’s 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.


166 posted on 05/26/2020 2:42:05 PM PDT by fightin kentuckian
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To: RedStateRocker
Long history of friction between birdwatchers and dog domestic mammal owners

They dislike dogs.

They despise cats.

They fear ferrets.

167 posted on 05/26/2020 2:42:35 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Yep..totally agree.


168 posted on 05/26/2020 2:42:55 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Mar's isn't a place to raise your kid...)
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169 posted on 05/26/2020 2:43:28 PM PDT by Alice in Wonderland
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To: impimp

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”.


170 posted on 05/26/2020 2:43:56 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
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To: SJackson

“Maybe it’s a NY thing, but giving treats to a dog against the owners wishes, stating I’m going to do what I want, but you’re 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.


171 posted on 05/26/2020 2:44:01 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: alternatives?

Defending a white liberal racist. Gotcha.


172 posted on 05/26/2020 2:44:52 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: SJackson

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.


173 posted on 05/26/2020 2:45:09 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance. Nemo me impune lacessit!)
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To: FewsOrange

“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: 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!”

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.


174 posted on 05/26/2020 2:46:08 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Bringing deadly viruses out of caves and into labs doesn't prevent pandemics, it causes them.)
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To: firebrand

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.


175 posted on 05/26/2020 2:47:56 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

“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.


176 posted on 05/26/2020 2:48:01 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

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:


177 posted on 05/26/2020 2:49:43 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance. Nemo me impune lacessit!)
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To: RedStateRocker

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.


178 posted on 05/26/2020 2:50:23 PM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: firebrand

“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.”


179 posted on 05/26/2020 2:50:51 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: tsowellfan

Karrens are very racist.


180 posted on 05/26/2020 2:51:39 PM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy Up)
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