Racist Woman Fired

From USA Today:

“White woman fired after calling police on black man who asked her to leash her dog”

A video of a woman in Central Park calling New York police on a black man who says he asked her to leash her dog has gone viral, and the woman has been fired from her job with Franklin Templeton.  The incident occurred Monday in the Ramble, a wooded area of Central Park where dogs are required to be on leashes. Christian Cooper, who is black, said he was bird-watching in the area when he saw Amy Cooper, who is white, with her dog. Christian Cooper wrote on Facebook that the dog was going "through the plantings." He approached the woman and asked that she leash the animal, he said. In the video, Amy Cooper refused and called 911, telling the operator that "there is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening myself and my dog." At one point, Cooper shouts to the operator, "Please send the cops immediately." The video has been viewed more than 20 million times on Twitter, shared by Christian Cooper's sister Melody. The video quickly drew reactions online and Amy Cooper has since apologized. Her employer, asset management firm Franklin Templeton, placed her on administrative leave before she was fired Tuesday.  In a statement, the New York Police Department said officers were called to the area just after 8 a.m. Monday. When they arrived, "police determined two individuals had engaged in a verbal dispute. There were no arrests or summonses issued; both parties went on their way."

^ I am glad that we have video cameras on our cell phones to catch these everyday racist rants (along with police brutality and other attacks.) I’m also glad that the racist woman in the video immediately lost her job as it shows the firm, Franklin Templeton, will not stand for racism in its company – even when it happens after hours. I do feel extremely sorry for the dog in all of this. He can’t help having a racist and bad owner. ^

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-woman-placed-leave-calling-122815662.html?guccounter=1