The woman who called police on Christian Cooper is
Jul 6, 2020 19:24:31 GMT
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Post by catmom on Jul 6, 2020 19:24:31 GMT
being charged with filing a false report. Here's the link.
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A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man birdwatching in Central Park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash was charged Monday with filing a false report.
In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by "an African-American man" as birdwatcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded the interaction on his phone.
District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement on Monday that his office had charged Cooper with falsely reporting the confrontation, a misdemeanor. She was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 14.
I think this is really good news.
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A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man birdwatching in Central Park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash was charged Monday with filing a false report.
In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by "an African-American man" as birdwatcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded the interaction on his phone.
District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement on Monday that his office had charged Cooper with falsely reporting the confrontation, a misdemeanor. She was ordered to appear in court on Oct. 14.
I think this is really good news.
