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[detrius]

This is one of those people who will insist that they're not racist.

Let's be clear about what she did there: she tried to get someone killed.

And why? Because that person disturbed her sense of privilege.

This is what evil looks like.

I'm not a fan of internet vigilantism, but I hope someone finds out who that woman is and gets her fired from her job.

Oh, and take that dog away from her.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

This is one of those people who will insist that they're not racist.

And had the police taken her complaint seriously, he'd have found himself in a life-threatening situation -- which she must have known, and I assume was the intent behind the threat -- to put him in fear for his life, because she could.

 

[detrius]

And had the police taken her complaint seriously, he'd have found himself in a life-threatening situation -- which she must have known, and I assume was the intent behind the threat -- to put him in fear for his life, because she could.

The nonchalance at display in that video is staggering.

Seriously, I want this to have legal consequences.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Wow. Normally, I'd say that I'd love to be witness to what happens to the Karen when the cops show up. But knowing how cops generally behave when a POC is involved, I doubt they'd give him a chance to explain and show them the video.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Wow. Normally, I'd say that I'd love to be witness to what happens to the Karen when the cops show up. But knowing how cops generally behave when a POC is involved, I doubt they'd give him a chance to explain and show them the video.

The video appears from the tweet to have been posted by his sister, though, who I assume would have mentioned it had they actually shown up.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Rose Karuna]

Not sure there are legal consequences but there were consequences:

The aftermath
Amy Cooper told CNN that since the video was posted, her "entire life is being destroyed right now."
She has been placed on administrative leave by her employer, investment company Franklin Templeton.
"We take these matters very seriously, and we do not condone racism of any kind. While we are in the process of investigating the situation, the employee involved has been put on administrative leave," the company's statement read.

also A white woman has apologized after calling police on a black man and saying 'there's an African American man threatening my life'

The dog has been surrendered to the shelter he was adopted from years earlier while the dispute is addressed, according to a Facebook post from Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue Inc.

Hardly the same as the consequences would have been for the man birding if the police showed up and believed her, nevertheless, there were consequences.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The dog has been surrendered to the shelter he was adopted from years earlier while the dispute is addressed, according to a Facebook post from Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue Inc.

That sounds a bit off to me.

If the dog has been with her for years, isn't he going to be wondering what on earth is going on and why has his mum let these strangers take him away and doesn't she love him any more?

There's no suggestion that she's actually been mistreating the dog, and I can't help but suspect that, whatever the main reason for removing him, it's not primarily concern for his welfare (and, while that is perhaps only a minor consideration in all this, I'd have hoped it would pretty high on the rescue centre's agenda).

Or perhaps they're concerned about her allowing him run off without a leash in a place where that is prohibited, which would make more sense.

 

[Beebo Brink]

There's no suggestion that she's actually been mistreating the dog, and I can't help but suspect that, whatever the main reason for removing him, it's not primarily concern for his welfare (and, while that is perhaps only a minor consideration in all this, I'd have hoped it would pretty high on the rescue centre's agenda).

Because I'm very bored at work today, I've been following the voluminous Twitter posts about this incident.

Actually, there was some concern for the dog's welfare, although it wasn't directly addressed by the rescue organization's very terse statement. Amy Cooper had a media account in her dog's name and had posted about his life. There was more than one posting about the dog having "accidents" -- from choking to torn nail and fights in a dog park -- that triggered Twitter commentary of a doggy version of Munchausen by proxy. Difficult to say if there's any truth to that assessment, but given her very erratic behavior in the video, not to mention that she'll be very shortly unemployed, finding a new and stable home may be best.

For what it's worth, she was identified by two people who used to walk her dog. Both described her as neurotic and odd. Again, not necessarily a substantiation that she abused the dog, but apparently enough to trigger concern from the rescue group. I'm glad Cooper voluntarily gave up the dog. Her life is going to be very stressful in the next coming months as it is. Better to err on the side of safety if there are decent rehoming options.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Because I'm very bored at work today, I've been following the voluminous Twitter posts about this incident.

Actually, there was some concern for the dog's welfare, although it wasn't directly addressed by the rescue organization's very terse statement. Amy Cooper had a media account in her dog's name and had posted about his life. There was more than one posting about the dog having "accidents" -- from choking to torn nail and fights in a dog park -- that triggered Twitter commentary of a doggy version of Munchausen by proxy. Difficult to say if there's any truth to that assessment, but given her very erratic behavior in the video, not to mention that she'll be very shortly unemployed, finding a new and stable home may be best.

For what it's worth, she was identified by two people who used to walk her dog. Both described her as neurotic and odd. Again, not necessarily a substantiation that she abused the dog, but apparently enough to trigger concern from the rescue group. I'm glad Cooper voluntarily gave up the dog. Her life is going to be very stressful in the next coming months as it is. Better to err on the side of safety if there are decent rehoming options.

Thanks. That does put it in a very different light -- certainly there seems to be genuine cause for concern about the dog's welfare of which I was was unaware.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Hardly the same as the consequences would have been for the man birding if the police showed up and believed her, nevertheless, there were consequences.

According to the police, both Coopers had left the scene by the time they arrived, so no report was filed. But now that Amy Cooper has been identified as the caller, I would expect some kind of official response to, at the very least, frivolous use of 911 and a false police report. Neither of those require the accused man to file charges (and he sounds like he's not interested in pursuing it further, although he certainly has grounds to do so).

As for her job... I was struck by how quickly she escalated into a vicious, vindictive reaction -- even if it hadn't been so overly racist as well -- and how easily she lied about her circumstances, exaggerating the seriousness of her conflict. It seriously makes me wonder how many of those behaviors have surfaced at work and how much she's maligned and mistreated co-workers and especially subordinates. HR is supposed to catch that kind of problematic behavior, especially in someone who reaches the VP level. I'm betting she was a liability waiting to happen, and her company is paying the price for previous inaction.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Because I'm very bored at work today, I've been following the voluminous Twitter posts about this incident.

Actually, there was some concern for the dog's welfare, although it wasn't directly addressed by the rescue organization's very terse statement. Amy Cooper had a media account in her dog's name and had posted about his life. There was more than one posting about the dog having "accidents" -- from choking to torn nail and fights in a dog park -- that triggered Twitter commentary of a doggy version of Munchausen by proxy. Difficult to say if there's any truth to that assessment, but given her very erratic behavior in the video, not to mention that she'll be very shortly unemployed, finding a new and stable home may be best.

For what it's worth, she was identified by two people who used to walk her dog. Both described her as neurotic and odd. Again, not necessarily a substantiation that she abused the dog, but apparently enough to trigger concern from the rescue group. I'm glad Cooper voluntarily gave up the dog. Her life is going to be very stressful in the next coming months as it is. Better to err on the side of safety if there are decent rehoming options.

I'm just looking at the video, at the way she kept yanking the dog around by his collar, with sometimes not being able to get all four paws on the ground. Maybe that's what they picked up on as well.

 

[Beebo Brink]

That didn't take long at all.

White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird Watcher In Central Park Has Been Fired

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Beebo Brink]

He's a bird-watcher, for pete's sake. That kinda says it all right there.

As for Ms. Cooper's job, that was toast the minute she went viral on social media. Whether or not her employer really cares about race relations, global companies of that stature loathe negative publicity of any kind and are constantly striving to give the appearance of diversity and inclusion (even when, or especially when, the executive team is lily white). She's given the company name a black eye and they will not forgive that, and she'll be lucky to get any equivalent job in the future. It's a competitive field, and she just threw up all over her resume.

 

[danielravennest]

I'm not a fan of internet vigilantism, but I hope someone finds out who that woman is and gets her fired from her job.

Oh, and take that dog away from her.

Both things happened.

 

[detrius]

Both things happened.

Good.

Now I never want to hear about that person again.

 

[Free]

Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis Cop Shown Kneeling on George Floyd’s Neck, Hires Philando Castile Shooter’s Lawyer

MINNEAPOLIS—Thousands of protesters squared off against police here late Tuesday, just hours after disturbing footage emerged showing a white police officer kneeling on an unarmed black man’s neck for several minutes before he died. Chanting “I can’t breathe,” protesters marched from the site...

news.yahoo.com

“Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a Tuesday press conference. “For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a black man’s neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense. What happened on Chicago and 38th last night is awful. It was traumatic. It serves as a reminder of how far we have to go.”

Cops were fired. Not far enough.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]