Video catches woman in Central Park falsely reporting 'an African-American man threatening my life'

[SouthernCal_Dem]

Link to tweet

A video circulated on social media on Monday showed a woman in Central Park falsely claiming that an “African-American man” threatened her life.

The incident was said to occur between a man and a white woman over the Memorial Day weekend. Cell phone video shared on Twitter revealed a verbal confrontation as the woman was exercising her dog without a leash.

After the man asked the woman to put her dog on a leash, he took out his phone to film her.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/video-catches-woman-in-central-park-falsely-reporting-an-african-american-man-threatened-my-life/

[Croney]

1. Even her dog is trying to get away from her.

[CousinIT]

14. She's choking the dog, holding the leash too short. He's hanging by his neck.

What an inconsiderate witch.

[lunatica]

22. She finally stopped choking her dog when it cried out.

It looked like it was fighting to breath. My heart started thumping hard watching that. I’m so glad the video showed her leashing him instead of killing him

[trof]

23. I think she's holding it by the collar because the leash isn't attached.

[CousinIT]

33. Poor dog deserves a better doggy parent than she is. n/t

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. Why was he continuing to record her?

And, the poor dog!

[Baitball Blogger]

7. The minute she said that she was going to tell the police a story about violence, I would have

continued filming too, to show that she was making it all up.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

11. Probably because the woman threatened to call the police.

Video evidence is needed, especially in a case like this.

[chia]

12. Good thing he kept recording! He captured her gross lies, for his own protection.

And yes, the poor dog!

[StarfishSaver]

25. Probably because he's a black man who'd just been accused by a white woman of threatening her

[LizBeth]

57. +1. And had to have in the back of his mind, the cops could roll up, escalate to murder.

But ya... why record. Seriously, wtf.

[Iggo]

27. Self defense.

Come on.

[Rebl2]

44. Because she

had dog off leash and then she threatened him with calling police and he said please do. This way he can prove he did nothing wrong and she did by having dog off leash.

[Hekate]

61. Self defense. Why do you think? She was asking for the cops to come kill him.

[33taw]

64. Because she is in the process of contacting police and is falsely accusing him.

[skypilot]

67. People here might flame me for this but...

...I'm wondering the same thing. Even before she threatened to call the police the man was filming her while she appeared (to me, at least) to be in the process of putting the leash on her dog. She looks up and sees him standing there filming her and she loses her shit. Frankly, I think that this wasn't good behavior on either of their parts. I'm not really convinced that he was filming just to show that her accusations were false since her was filming her before she made those accusations. He seemed to want to document the fact that her dog was off-leash. I would have walked away and filmed her from some distance rather than standing there with my camera trained on her like that. If her reaction had not been so racist or if the guy behind the camera had been white I think people might be more open to seeing the man's fault in this as well.

[Solomon]

70. Smdh

(shaking my examined head) listen to you. Sigh. This shit will never end.

[skypilot]

73. Listen to me what?

What will never end? I am not excusing her behavior. Her behavior was horrible but as a man I would never just stand there filming a lone woman like that.

[radius777]

71. He has the right to record in a public space

and to document this repeat offender. According to reports on social media she was known to allow her dog unleashed, ignoring prior warnings.

She didn't like being called out (especially by a black man) and became enraged.

[skypilot]

72. It's not the fact that he was recording...

...it is the WAY he was recording. It would creep me out if I looked up and there was someone just standing there aiming their camera at me like that. I would have recorded her while walking away. And as I said in my post it did appear that she was in the process of leashing the dog at the beginning of the video. I know nothing about her repeat offender status. I am going by what I can see in the video.

[IronLionZion]

74. There are cameras everywhere these days

You'd be surprised how many have recorded you without your knowing.

[skypilot]

75. The difference in this case is that she DID know.

If I were a woman (even a racist one) I'd be extremely uncomfortable if I looked up and saw a man of any race standing there filming me. I am not familiar with the area in the video and I don't know how many, if any, other people were around. I just didn't like anything about this video, including her racist reaction.

[LanternWaste]

77. Uncomfortable enough to approach an alleged threat in an aggressive manner?

"I just didn't like anything about this post, including the obvious implications...."

[demmiblue]

3. She is almost lynching her dog (hmm?)

I hope she loses her dog (poor pupper) and gets in trouble for calling in a false police report.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Munchausen By Proxy? Will she claim her pooch was assaulted to get sympathy from others?

[TheBlackAdder]

4. The video only has 108 retweets. I have a feeling there's going to be a whole lot more pretty soon.

[3Hotdogs]

6. Me thinks she's a bit younger than Karen.

Anyway, still an asshole.


I enjoy Central Park. But on weekends, there are always 1% illegally smoking, riding bikes on the trails and such. Never fails.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. A Becky?

[demmiblue]

8. Some more comments to the tweet:

Link to tweet

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[Jeebo]

10. Was there film in his phone?

I doubt it. I'm sure he video'd her, but he didn't film her. Does anybody ever record anything on film any more? Does even Hollywood use film any more?

I'm sorry, but this is one of my pet peeves. Say "record her" or "video her" but not "film her" just because that's not what actually was happening.

-- Ron

[tblue37]

15. It doesn't matter, just as it doesn't matter that typescripts are still called manuscripts, or

that we use the term "type" at all when in fact we are all keyboarding.

[Mariana]

21. Sorry, but the word film was used correctly.

film, transitive verb 2: to make a motion picture of or from

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/film

[Jeebo]

47. I think that dictionary definition is just acknowledging a colloquialism.

The fact remains, there was no film in that cell phone, and saying he was "filming" the incident is an inaccurate description of what was actually happening.

I'm sorry if I'm being too literal, y'all, but this really is one of my pet peeves. It's like fingernails screeching across chalkboard to me. Usually I resist the temptation to say something, but this is one of those relatively rare instances when I failed to resist that temptation.

And I think that woman should be reported to the ASPCA or the Humane Society for the way she was choking that dog.

-- Ron

[WhiskeyGrinder]

28. Also, a pet peeve is not actually a pet.

[left-of-center2012]

31. Say "record her" or "video her" but not "film her"

That's the one thing you got out of this?

[Progressive Law]

34. No one cares about your "pet peeve", get over yourself.

[CaptainTruth]

36. As a former professional video producer, I'm with you.

It's a pet peeve of mine too. It's like folks who say they got something "on tape." Really? On what tape format? HDCAM SR? DVCPro HD? Maybe something older like HD-D5 or DigiBeta?

Usually when folks say they "taped" someone what they really mean is they video recorded or audio recorded them, & no tape was involved.

Another pet peeve of mine is people who call a lower third overlay on a video screen a "chyron." It's a lower third. Chyron Corporation is a company that makes video hardware & software, & their products are often used to add lower thirds to video. "Chyron" is also a trademark.

Calling a lower third a "Chyron" is like calling a photocopy a "Xerox."

A photocopy is not a Xerox, Xerox is a company that sells products that make photocopies.

A lower third is not a Chyron, Chyron is a company that sells products that make lower thirds.

Pet peeve soapbox off!!!

[packman]

40. And Kleenix is a company that make tissues

And Aspirin is a company name-

Many more, but life is too short to correct people on this type of crap

[LanternWaste]

39. And the relevance of your pet peeve to DU is precisely what...?

Or is this simply some form of attention-seeking behavior?

[Hekate]

62. When you get your answer don't forget to dial us up on the phone to let us know..

There are no rotary phones left, and haven't been for some time, but we still use that terminology.

Or you can type it up and email it -- said the person who's only ever used a keyboard.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

76. I have a rotary phone. Can't figure out a use for it, but I have it.

I need to put it in front of the grandkids and see what they make of it.

[tblue37]

13. That poor dog is practically being hung! nt

[LizBeth]

20. Right. Just a neck collar at that. bet she doesn't clean up her dog poop either.

[dalton99a]

16. Kick

[aeromanKC]

38. Dox in 3,2,1......

That poor dog!!!

[Tipperary]

56. Yeah, her name is on another thread.

Amy Cooper.

[LiberalLovinLug]

59. The way she casualy hangs her dog by its neck

Not even remotely concerned or even aware about its struggling to breathe.

[A HERETIC I AM]

17. Ya gotta love the "Excuse me" as she dials a number she hopes will incarcerate the man!

This level of utter bullshit is getting out of hand!

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY WHEN YOU ARE OUT IN PUBLIC!

Why is it so hard for people to understand that you can be, and are in some locales, almost constantly video recorded while outside?

Why is it that people seem to think that being recorded is somehow an invasion of their personal space or against the law?

It isn't, plain and simple. (Edit to add; UNLESS you are in your home or in place where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists, like a public bathroom, or your own bedroom, for instance)

And dopey dipshits like this lady just make America suck, that's all.

[Silent3]

18. There doesn't seem to be any published follow-up from the cops yet

I sure hope she gets slapped with serious charges for making a false and malicious police report.

[LizBeth]

19. I have a real problem with people not leashing their dogs. I walk my dog twice a day, and people in

my area is so respectful and courteous with leashing dogs. I have a much more enjoyable walk because of it. Her handling of the dog was abusive too. Cops should come and she should then get a ticket, as it is on video.

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. WTF is wrong with people?!!!!

[Yavin4]

30. Our culture has become Solipsistic and Narcissistic.

"No one else exists but me, and I love me some me. "

Smart phones and social media have accelerated this trend. People are completely unaware of their surroundings, and when someone attempts to corral their behavior, it's seen as an attack on them.

[TexasBushwhacker]

65. The guy was actually doing her a favor

No doubt she didn't see it that way, but she could have gotten a ticket for having her dog off leash, or it could have run away after another dog and gotten hurt. She should be arrested for making a false report.

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. She sounds neurotic and close to a nervous breakdown. Hope she gets the help

she needs.

[left-of-center2012]

29. So, what happened next? Did the cops come?

[3Hotdogs]

35. Difficult to predict. C.P. has its own rangers and cop precinct.

You will more likely see rangers than cops but both are rare. Then you have another problem. They were at the edge of the ramble. Authority can drive there but being non-specific about where in the ramble, they could approach from anywhere and have difficulty finding her and the menacing black who was trying to do violence form about 75ft away from her.

Interesting thing, there are usually 4 or 5 people in that area at any time. Surprising that someone didn't come after hearing her nonsense.

[skypilot]

68. Not according to the guy's sister

Melody Cooper
@melodyMcooper
·
7h
He’s fine, thankfully. No I told him to be careful! As soon as she leashed the dog, he said thank you stopped filming and went about his business. This kind of entitlement dog walking happens weekly in the Ramble.

[IronLionZion]

32. The man should call the ASPCA to report her for animal cruelty

since she is violently choking her poor doggo on video. Looks like she has anxiety issues.

[3Hotdogs]

37. Anxiety issues? Is there a diagnosis in the manual for

Acute Assholic Syndrome?

[packman]

41. Yes there is - we call it Trumpism

[safeinOhio]

45. I'd think Histrionic personality Disorder

But what do I know?

[IronLionZion]

49. It's a slippery slope to becoming a serial killer

[Tipperary]

42. That poor dog.

God that was hard to watch.

[LiberalLovinLug]

53. OMG, I couldn't even watch what else was going on.

She should be charged with animal cruelty for sure.

My gawd she almost killed it. I can only imagine the unloving awful life it has to endure.

[Tipperary]

54. I know, I felt the same.

Very glad that guy kept filming. I felt sorry for him too, running into a moron like that, but at least he could get away from the lunatic. I imagine her name will come out soon, since she was obliging enough to pull her mask down.

[Mr.Bill]

43. Good thing this didn't happen in a state

where they have open carry and stand your ground laws. She probably would have shot him.

[TXPaganBanker]

46. Attempted SWATing.

The escalation she puts in her voice when she's on the phone with the police is insane. Any operator hearing that would assume the man was actively attacking her, and the police would show up with guns drawn. She's effectively attempting to SWAT the guy for him asking her to put her dog on a leash, as posted.

[salin]

48. That is what I see/hear as well.

I Hope karma is building up a big wallop of blow-back for her.

[dalton99a]

50. She clearly would have no problem getting an innocent black man killed.

She should be identified as a public service

[kag]

55. Yes. That's what it sounded like to me as well.

And had she gotten that perfectly innocent man killed, she would have slept well that night. Definitely a MAGAt.

[LizBeth]

58. +1

[Jeorge IX]

51. She has Something in Common with Senator McConnell

I would apply the word "Bitch" to both of them. And, vis-a-vis Putin, to Donnie as well.

[renate]

60. Any Cooper of a Franklin Templeton will soon be looking for a new job

No pity.

[LiberalLovinLug]

63. Both last name is Cooper

Makes you wonder if somewhere in the past, Mr. Cooper's great grandfather was required to take on the last name of her ancestors. She acts like she has the bloodline of a slave owner.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

66. The fact that the dog is getting more sympathy on this thread than the black man says a LOT tbh.

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[radius777]

69. Many whites dont view quality-of-life laws as applying to them

and become enraged if called out on it. Such laws are about controlling those 'other people', you see, not 'decent American folk' like themselves.

Witness most of the social distancing tickets/arrests are against PoC even when whites are also congregating in parks beaches etc and the cops just pass by and wave at them. The whites who have been called out (by the cops/guards/others) tend to react badly.