Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police and claimed a Black bird watcher was threatening her in Central Park, will be charged with falsely reporting an incident, Manhattan's district attorney announced.
The Manhattan District Attorney says he will prosecute Amy Cooper, who called police after a black man asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.The Manhattan District Attorney says he will prosecute Amy Cooper, who called police after a black man asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.
The incident between Amy Cooper and Christian Cooper, who is Black and not related to the woman, took place in a wooded area of the park that requires dogs to be leashed at all times.It was later posted to social media and went viralThe dispute prompted widespread discussion about incidents in which white people have called law enforcement to report people of color, and Black people in particular, for seemingly innocuous activities.
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