Woman calls cops another Black Jogger

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My understanding is that she may lose the dog for i) letting run amok off leash ii) strangling it when she was not in any danger but chose to make her dog stay still while she made a her fake call. The dog was from a shelter or something.

As I recall, the gentleman in question was bird watching when the woman's dog came shambling up, potentially frightening away said birds. I can understand his ire.

I just read that she is Canadian and went to uni less than an hour from me - I feel ashamed by association. Some solace in the fact the shelter took back the dog - I don't think anyone mentioned how she was dragging it around so his paws didn't even touch the ground.

The guy is a weirdo.

She politely told him , "No".

That makes him angry, so he pulls out his camera and films her.

Then tells her, "You're not gonna like what I am going to do".

Then he throws dog biscuits to lure her dog (requiring her to restrain her dog).

He's the kind of man that has to get his way.

that poor animal deserved better

Watch the video I posted - its self evidently a hate crime

It wasn't even an off-leash violation.

This guy harassed her without cause.

He was very polite - watch the video

In a video that has gone viral, a white woman holding her dog by the collar in New York City’s Central Park can be heard saying “I’m calling the cops…I’m gonna tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.”

The woman, since identified as Amy Cooper, apologized for making the call in a Monday evening interview with NBC 4 New York. “I sincerely and humbly apologize to everyone, especially to that man, his family,” she said. “It was unacceptable and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone who’s seen that video, everyone that’s been offended…everyone who thinks of me in a lower light and I understand why they do.”

“When I think about the police, I’m such a blessed person. I’ve come to realize especially today that I think of [the police] as a protection agency, and unfortunately, this has caused me to realize that there are so many people in this country that don’t have that luxury,” she added.

The video was recorded Monday morning by Christian Cooper, who describes himself as an avid bird watcher. He was visiting an area of the park that morning called The Ramble, home to approximately 230 different species of birds and frequently visited by bird watchers.

That is where Christian Cooper encountered Amy Cooper (no relation) with her unleashed dog, despite park rules, and their altercation ended with her calling the police. It is being described on social media as another example of white people calling police on black people in the middle of the mundane, like barbecuing, checking into an Airbnb, or napping in a dorm common room.

Christian Cooper’s video only shows part of the altercation, but according to his Facebook post, he asked Amy Cooper to keep her dog on its leash. When she refused, Christian Cooper offered the dog a treat. “I pull out the dog treats I carry for just for such intransigence,” he wrote on Facebook describing the encounter.

“The only way they can keep the dog from eating the treat is to put it on a leash,” Christian Cooper also told NBC 4 New York. “At some point, she decided I’m gonna play the race card, I guess.”

That is when Christian Cooper began recording. As of Tuesday morning, Christian’s Cooper’s video has been been seen more than 475,000 times on Facebook and nearly 20 million times on Twitter.

In the video, Amy Cooper can be seen dragging her dog by its collar to confront Christian Cooper. “Can you please stop? Sir, I’m asking you to stop [recording],” she says.

“Please don’t come close to me,” Christian Cooper can be heard responding.

“Then I’m taking a picture and calling the cops,” she says.

“Please, call the cops,” says Christian Cooper. “Please, call the cops.”

“I’m gonna tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life,” she says.

She walks away from Christian Cooper to call officers, still holding the dog by its collar as it wrangles to get free. “There is an African American man—I am in Central Park— he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog,” she says on the phone.

https://time.com/5842442/amy-cooper-dog-central-park/

that poor animal deserved better

I am an animal lover. Most people on the spectrum are, I believe. The dog wasn't being strangled.I am not saying it wasn't uncomfortable.