By his own account, Christian then said, "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," and beckoned the dog toward him with a dog treat. ", Video shows Amy Cooper calling cops on Black man in Central Park, New York City paints 'Black Lives Matter' in front of Trump Tower, Black NASCAR fans react to the league's Confederate flag ban, See what Tulsa's Black Wall Street has become, Walmart stops displaying Mississippi state flag in stores, Black police officer: I feel torn between my race and my badge, Former NFL player talks about YouTube series on race, Sen. Mitt Romney participates in Floyd protest march. Amy Cooper made headlines when she called the cops on a Black man who was bird-watching in Central Park after he confronted her about not having her dog on a leash. "We thank them for their integrity & concur w/ the outcome. [4][5] She then says to Christian: "I’m calling the cops … I’m gonna tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.”[5] She then pulls out her phone and begins calling the police and, when connected to the 9-1-1 operator, she tells the operator that "There is an African American man—I am in Central Park— he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog. Please send the cops immediately! On Monday Ms. Cooper, a white woman walking her dog off-leash, was confronted by Mr. Cooper, a black man who’s a bird-watcher, politely asking her to obey the rules and leash her dog. Both incidents gained nearly instant media coverage due to being filmed by pedestrians and the video being shared on social media. "Our Office will pursue a resolution of this case which holds Ms. Cooper accountable while healing our community, restoring justice, and deterring others from perpetuating this racist practice. Comic book writer and editor Christian Cooper, who is not related to Amy Cooper, was birdwatching there, and noticed that Amy's dog was unleashed and running free,[1] despite the requirement that dogs in that part of the park be on-leash according to the Central Park Conservancy, which manages the park under contract with the city. Amy Cooper was walking her dog Monday morning while Christian Cooper (no relation) was bird-watching at a wooded area of Central Park called the … The Central Park birdwatching incident was a confrontation on May 25, 2020, between Amy Cooper, a white woman walking her dog, and Christian Cooper (no relation), a black birdwatcher, in a section of New York City's Central Park known as the Ramble. She told police that the man, Christian Cooper, had threatened her life. C COOPER: Yeah, 100%. [27] She was scheduled for arraignment on October 14. After she finished a … Others rushed to the wrong conclusion based on inadequate investigation & they may yet face legal consequences," he wrote. ... even though all you're curious about at that point is watching birds? Amy Cooper Is Facing Charges After She Called The Cops On A Black Man Who Was Bird-Watching. Amy Cooper, Who Falsely Accused Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed. "[11] "I'm taking a picture and calling the cops," she says in video of the incident. Vance had indicated in an earlier statement that the DA's office would try to reach a legal resolution with her. "Having completed 5 sessions, Ms. Cooper's therapist reported that it was a moving experience and that Ms. Cooper learned a lot in their sessions together," she added. Amy Cooper, the white dog-walker known as Central Park “Karen” for calling 911 on a black bird-watcher, once tried to get her doorman fired, according to a report. Amy Cooper in Central Park exposed the danger of birding while Black. The New York City woman who was caught on camera calling police about a Black man bird-watching in Central Park has received custody of her … [8] However, the Times later made a correction that the second call was when a 9-1-1 dispatcher called her back. Amy Cooper called the police on Christian Cooper on May 25 after he asked her to leash her dog in Manhattan's Central Park. [25], The Central Park Civic Association asked New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to ban Amy Cooper from the park. The widely watched video — posted on Facebook by Christian Cooper and on Twitter by his sister — sparked accusations of racism and led to Amy Cooper getting fired. Amy Cooper's dog was unleashed in the Ramble, an area where leashing is required; she allegedly refused Christian Cooper's request that her dog be leashed. Updated 12:21 PM ET, Tue February 16, 2021. [22][23][24] It was subsequently supported by Governor Andrew Cuomo as part of a set of other proposals related to police reform for the 2020 New York legislative session, and he signed it into law in June 2020. She has been charged with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. On May 25, Amy Cooper called 911 on Christian Cooper, a bird watcher who frequents the park, after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. woman who called police on a Black man in Central Park last May, White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired, made clear the dangers that Black men face, Black birdwatcher Christian Cooper says prosecuting Amy Cooper 'lets white people off the hook', expressed ambivalence about the criminal case, Washington DC's statehood and representation in Congress. "Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper's lack of criminal background, we offered her, consistent with our position on many misdemeanor cases involving a first arrest, an alternative, restorative justice resolution; designed not just to punish but to educate and promote community healing," Assistant DA Joan Illuzzi said in court, according to a statement. [18], In 2018, legislation was first proposed in the New York State Assembly by assemblyman Félix W. Ortiz that would consider falsely reporting criminal incidents against protected groups of people—including race, gender, and religion—to be a hate crime. This court appearance was the first time the existence of the second 9-1-1 call had been made public. Amy Cooper is accused of falsely reporting an incident in … Christian started recording Amy, who placed a call to 9-1-1; by the time New York City Police Department officers responded, both parties had left. [7] Police said that by the time they responded, both individuals had left. Christian Cooper is the African-American bird-watcher who was threatened by “Central Park Karen” Amy Cooper several days ago. A white woman who called police on a black man bird watching … When Christian beckoned the dog toward him with a dog treat, meaning to leash the dog himself, Amy y… Ms. Cooper, a white woman, called 911 on the Central Park bird-watcher. See the giant BLM message painted on road to White House, They grew up witnesses to violence, and won't stop until it does, Lemon: Imagine how inaction impacts your friends of color, Black Lives Matter supporters gather across globe, Banksy unveils art in support of Black Lives Matter, BLM demonstrator carries injured white protester to safety in powerful image, Afua Hirsch on colonial racism and its British origins. Whether black people are watching birds, jogging through a neighborhood or sleeping in their own bed, the racist marrow within this country's bones is a constant threat. Amy Cooper became enraged and started to threaten the bird watcher. A video of a verbal dispute between Amy Cooper, walking her dog off a leash and Christian Cooper, a black man bird watching in Central Park, is sparking accusations of racism. The Central Park incident happened the same day as the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Department officer. Her tirade and eventual calling of the police led to a worldwide news story that, once again, showed a white person calling the police on a Black person for simply being Black. The existence of the second 9-1-1 call was not reported by the media at the time of the incident. The important thing the incident highlights is the long-standing, deep-seated racial bias against us black and brown folk that permeates the United States. [14] On June 3, after an evaluation by the shelter's veterinarian, the dog was returned to her. [1][3], Christian Cooper's video begins with Amy Cooper approaching him asking him to stop recording and pointing her finger in his face. Amy Cooper, a white dog owner who was at the center of a controversial encounter with a Black man bird-watching in New York's Central Park last … Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird-Watcher Ms. Cooper was captured on video calling the police after Christian Cooper … [3] Amy then yelled, "Don't you touch my dog! The incident received wide publicity when a video of part of the incident went viral in the hours following the event. The viral video of the incident, the same day Minneapolis Police killed George Floyd, In comments to CNN in May, she said she wanted to "publicly apologize to everyone.". Amy Cooper, the white woman caught on video calling police to claim that a Black man was threatening her in Central Park after he asked her to leash her dog, faces a misdemeanor charge over the incident, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday. CNN's Kristina Sgueglia and Alec Snyder contributed to this report. [6], The New York Times reported in October 2020 that Amy had made a second 9-1-1 call against Christian, in which she alleged that Christian had tried to assault her. Christian Cooper filmed Amy Cooper after she refused to stop her dog running through woodland. The white woman who made headlines for calling the police on a Black bird watcher in Central Park is now facing charges In May, a white woman by the name of Amy Cooper … The Critical Therapy Center provided classes to Cooper that "focused on the ways in which Ms. Cooper could appreciate that racial identities shape our lives but we cannot use them to harm ourselves or others," Illuzzi said. The incident brought attention to the possibility that many similar events happened in the U.S. without video proof. [28] The Manhattan DA said in a statement: "We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable". The charges against her were dropped in February 2021 after she completed an educational course. [17] He said that this event being captured on video meant that viewers could perceive Amy Cooper's actions as deliberate, and verifying the police's unequal treatment of people of different races. On July 6, 2020, the Manhattan District Attorney announced that Amy Cooper had been charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to one year in jail. Certainly, he would have been held and held forcibly if he resisted," she said. He told her to leash her dog. Amy Cooper was walking her dog while Christian Cooper was bird-watching at a wooded area of Central Park called the Ramble. Violators could face prison time "if the motivation for reporting such crime is motivated by a perception or belief about their race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation". AMY COOPER: Sir, I'm asking you to stop. "I'm not a racist. She was accused of falsely presenting herself as being in immediate physical danger, conjuring a history of the "tendency for people and police to treat black people with suspicion. "[30] The following week he expanded on his feelings in a Washington Post op-ed piece, saying he was ambivalent about prosecuting her because "I think it’s a mistake to focus on this one individual. [25] On July 6, 2020, the Manhattan District Attorney (DA), Cyrus Vance Jr., announced that Amy Cooper had been issued a desk appearance ticket (an order to appear in New York City Criminal Court) and charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of up to one year in jail;[26] lesser sentences could include community service or counseling. [34], Racially charged confrontation in New York City's Central Park, "The Bird Watcher, That Incident and His Feelings on the Woman's Fate", "Christian Cooper recounts incident with Amy Cooper before Central Park video", "A Black Man Asked a White Woman to Leash Her Dog. "[5][6] The video ends with Christian telling her "thank you", the moment she leashes the dog. After viewing the video that day, Amy's employer, Franklin Templeton, placed her on administrative leave pending an investigation. The name "Amy Cooper" also appears in … [5] Christian Cooper's video of Amy Cooper calling the police on him went viral last year. (Christian Cooper) By Samuel Getachew. [2] Christian asked Amy to leash her dog, and she allegedly refused. Amy Cooper went to school at the University of Waterloo from 1998 until 2003, according to her now-deleted LinkedIn page. https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/us/amy-cooper-birdwatching-charge [citation needed], On the morning of May 25, 2020, a woman named Amy Cooper was walking her dog in an area of Central Park known as the Ramble. ... Amy Cooper … My thoughts centered on black bird-watching enthusiast Christian Cooper’s recent encounter in New York City’s Central Park with white investment banker Amy Cooper (no relation). "I'm going to tell them there's an African American man threatening my life.". She was arraigned on October 14. [12][13] On May 25, she surrendered the dog to the shelter from which she had adopted him two years before. [19][6], During the week of the incident, the New York City Commission on Human Rights launched an investigation of the interaction, and sent a letter to Amy Cooper requesting her cooperation. But I've always known it. White woman who called police on Black bird watcher in Central Park faces false report charge. "When responding officers arrived, Ms. Cooper admitted that the male had not 'tried to assault' or come into contact with her," a release from the DA's office said. [29] In a New York Times article published on July 7, 2020, Christian Cooper was quoted as saying that he is not cooperating with the Manhattan DA's investigation, stating that "Bringing her more misery just seems like piling on. [8][32][33] Amy Cooper was in court facing charges of filing a false report, which is punishable by up to one year in jail. The charge stemmed from a May 25 confrontation in a wooded area of Central Park between Amy Cooper and Christian Cooper (no relation). 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"Mr. Cooper did not wish to participate in the criminal justice process but we determined that the defendant's offense wasn't solely against one individual but was a threat to the community if allowed to go unchecked," she said. [4] He says to her: "Please don't come close to me". In the video, Amy was seen dragging her dog, a Cocker Spaniel, by its collar. Who is Belly Mujinga, the face of BLM protests in UK? "[31], In October 2020, during a court appearance for Amy Cooper, the New York County District Attorney's prosecutors revealed there was a second 9-1-1 call made by a 911 dispatcher who called Ms. Cooper back. In a statement, Christian Cooper turned his focus to a larger political issue: "I am far more outraged by the U.S. Congress, which continues to deny the mostly Black and Brown people of the District of Columbia statehood and the representation every American deserves, than by anything Amy Cooper did," he told CNN. Still, Illuzzi's statement acknowledged that her allegation could have led to violence against Christian Cooper if police had reached him first. A 911 dispatcher called her back and she repeated the accusation, adding that the man "tried to assault her," according to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office. CHRISTIAN COOPER: Please don't come close to me. Amy Cooper's dog was unleashed in the Ramble, an area where leashing is required; she allegedly refused Christian Cooper's request that her dog be leashed. [9], Christian Cooper's sister posted the video on her Twitter account, while Christian posted the video to his own Facebook page. The Twitter video alone received over 40 million views. When Christian beckoned the dog toward him with a dog treat, meaning to leash the dog himself, Amy yelled "Don't you touch my dog!" I did not mean to harm that man in any way," she said. [15][16], In a Facebook commentary, television host Trevor Noah said that the confrontation between the two Coopers was an example of how white and black Americans see, and are seen by, the police differently. "I'm taking a picture and calling the cops," she says in the footage. Amy Cooper had been charged with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. She called the cops and claimed that she was being threatened by an African-American man. "[3] Christian then began recording on his cellphone. Amy Cooper, as everyone knows at this point, attempted to have Christian Cooper arrested, if not “swatted” by the NYPD, because he had the temerity to insist that she leash her dog in compliance with park rules. The commission has the power to fine violators of the law, award financial damages to victims, order training on the New York City Human Rights Law, and order community service. [9], In February 2021, charges against Amy Cooper were dropped after she completed a five-session educational and therapeutic program focused on racial identity. (CNN)The Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Tuesday dropped the misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper, the White woman who called police on a Black man in Central Park last May, after she completed education and therapy classes on racial equity. The Central Park birdwatching incident was a confrontation on May 25, 2020, between Amy Cooper, a white woman walking her dog, and Christian Cooper (no relation), a black birdwatcher, in a section of New York City's Central Park known as the Ramble. There is a peril that Black and Brown citizens face … "The police would have been in a position where they thought that Mr. Cooper had tried to assault the defendant. Amid a disagreement over her unleashed dog, Amy Cooper called 911 and said in an increasingly frantic tone that a Black man was threatening her, according to video of the incident he filmed. A white woman who called the police on a black man while he was bird watching in New York has been charged by police. The following day the company fired her from her job as head of the firm's insurance investment. Illuzzi moved to dismiss the charge, and the judge granted the motion, the statement said. The verbal dispute between a white woman with an unleashed dog and a black man bird watching in Central Park might normally have gone unnoticed in a city preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic. Yes. A video capturing the encounter showed the woman, Amy Cooper (no relation), retaliate by calling the police and clearly referencing his race to raise the threat level. [10] Amy Cooper's actions in the video were widely criticized. "The simple principle is that one cannot use the police to threaten another and in this case, in a racially offensive and charged manner.". "That gross racial injustice could be fixed by Congress now, today, and that's what people should be focused on -- not last year's events in Central Park.". [19] The bill was re-introduced in the Assembly by Ortiz with four co-sponsors[20][21] and in the New York State Senate by Senator Brian Benjamin in May 2020 in the wake of the Central Park incident.
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