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radius777

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7. Just proves how much racial justice matters

Mon May 25, 2020, 10:39 PM

May 2020

and isn't all about 'class' issues (although class obviously is important).

Because as Malcolm X noted, even a 'black man from Harvard' is still 'just a nigger' in the eyes of many/most whites.

This black man is/was accomplished upper class professional - yet was treated as 'just a scary nigger in the park threatening the safety of a (mediocre) white woman'.

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Amy Cooper: New York Woman Calls Police on Black Man Who Asked Her to Leash Dog [View all] dalton99a May 2020 OP

I hope they charge her with filing a false police report still_one May 2020 #1

+1 dalton99a May 2020 #5

It translates to "I'm going to get you arrested for being black." Hortensis May 2020 #34

And that poor dog...she's kind of hanging him. likesmountains 52 May 2020 #2

dog surrendered Demovictory9 May 2020 #24

Man is Harvard grad and science editor mcar May 2020 #3

+1 dalton99a May 2020 #6

+1 betsuni May 2020 #10

And while we're at it... Cirque du So-What May 2020 #13

And the women caught on video calling cops on minorities didn't work at Waffle House dalton99a May 2020 #14

Exactly Cirque du So-What May 2020 #16

Yep. It's everywhere. mcar May 2020 #32

Let's not pretend it isn't the SINGLE BIGGEST thing we can do Hortensis May 2020 #35

The Animal Rescue has taken possession of Amy Cooper's dog. mcar May 2020 #4

Good MustLoveBeagles May 2020 #8

Just proves how much racial justice matters radius777 May 2020 #7

We still live in a culture that trusts the word of a white person over that of any person of color dalton99a May 2020 #21

That video is crazy. Renew Deal May 2020 #9

Franklin Templeton... Suburban Warrior May 2020 #11

Good! She was clearly out of her mind and blatantly racist. smirkymonkey May 2020 #30

Yeah, and tells Christian Cooper she's going to say "he's threatening her life". Cha May 2020 #12

+1. Sounded like she had experience doing it dalton99a May 2020 #15

Sounds like she was threatening him with Death By Cop. Iggo May 2020 #18

Good point! Cha May 2020 #19

Ouch. Name and employer. Iggo May 2020 #17

Wow...just a simple "I'm sorry, I'll put him on a leash right now." would have solved the problem. roamer65 May 2020 #20

Clearly, she's not open to people or thoughts that are not like hers. UTUSN May 2020 #22

she wasn't shy about the racism "I'm going tell the cops there is an afri am man threatening" Demovictory9 May 2020 #23

She was well aware of the implications dalton99a May 2020 #26

yep. she was counting on the cops arresting, beating or doing worse to Mr Birder Demovictory9 May 2020 #29

dailymail picked up the story.. now she's a worldwide poster child of racism Demovictory9 May 2020 #25

"People are sitting on Rikers Island on the basis of nothing more than an accusation" dalton99a May 2020 #28

Yes. Dreadful before, and now with the cultural backlash Hortensis May 2020 #36

Amy Cooper has been put on admin leave from her job Demovictory9 May 2020 #27

What eventually happened? Did the cops show up? Did he Luz May 2020 #31

As noted in other articles about the incident... Boomer May 2020 #39

She needs to be more careful in choosing her victims. nt Hortensis May 2020 #33

I'm assuming they are not related democrattotheend May 2020 #37

She wasn't scared, she was vindictive Boomer May 2020 #38