Man asked woman to leash her dog in a public park -- she called the police on him

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+1

How on earth is having treats to deal with off leash dogs weird or a threat in any possible way?! WTF?

[Anonymous]

There are definitely people on this board that know/went to school or ran into her professionally -- any stories?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+1

How on earth is having treats to deal with off leash dogs weird or a threat in any possible way?! WTF?

It's a threat when someone says something like 'you're not going to like this' to the owner and then calls the animal toward them. How is that not clear? Note that it's completely separate from the fact that this woman is a racist and put this man in great harm with her actions. But what he said was creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+100. He's on the board of the NYC Audubon. He cares about this particular patch of Central Park that's dedicated to birds.

Central Park is actually an amazing bird stopover point during migration, and we're right in the middle of spring migration now (birder here). As we speak, there are tons of warblers and other birds coming from Central and South America and stopping in Central Park to rest and refuel. Like migrating shorebirds, these long-distance migrants have very limited time to put weight back on for the rest of the journey to the boreal forest or wherever they're stopping up north. If they leave NYC underweight, they may die en route, or they may not have enough fat stored to last a few weeks of bad weather until summer arrives way up north where they're going.

He asked her politely and she refused. The police would take too long. The treat solution is ingenious and commendable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+1

How on earth is having treats to deal with off leash dogs weird or a threat in any possible way?! WTF?

It's a threat when someone says something like 'you're not going to like this' to the owner and then calls the animal toward them. How is that not clear? Note that it's completely separate from the fact that this woman is a racist and put this man in great harm with her actions. But what he said was creepy.

She knew within seconds that treats are all he was up to. She knew within seconds that there was no real "threat." Yet shortly afterwards, there she is, trying to spin it into "threats" for the police. And some of you guys are buying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+100. He's on the board of the NYC Audubon. He cares about this particular patch of Central Park that's dedicated to birds.

Central Park is actually an amazing bird stopover point during migration, and we're right in the middle of spring migration now (birder here). As we speak, there are tons of warblers and other birds coming from Central and South America and stopping in Central Park to rest and refuel. Like migrating shorebirds, these long-distance migrants have very limited time to put weight back on for the rest of the journey to the boreal forest or wherever they're stopping up north. If they leave NYC underweight, they may die en route, or they may not have enough fat stored to last a few weeks of bad weather until summer arrives way up north where they're going.

He asked her politely and she refused. The police would take too long. The treat solution is ingenious and commendable.

PP again. I meant to add, human activity and unleashed dogs are really disruptive to foraging. If the birds repeatedly get spooked and fly off, they lose lots of time circling for a new place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are definitely people on this board that know/went to school or ran into her professionally -- any stories?

And what about the weird guy filming the crazy lady? We need to investigate him as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+1

How on earth is having treats to deal with off leash dogs weird or a threat in any possible way?! WTF?

It's a threat when someone says something like 'you're not going to like this' to the owner and then calls the animal toward them. How is that not clear? Note that it's completely separate from the fact that this woman is a racist and put this man in great harm with her actions. But what he said was creepy.

She knew within seconds that treats are all he was up to. She knew within seconds that there was no real "threat." Yet shortly afterwards, there she is, trying to spin it into "threats" for the police. And some of you guys are buying it.

How did she know the treats weren't laced with poison after what he said? He literally said that she wouldn't like whatever he was about to do to her dog. I'm guessing he was simply going to attract the dog with treats and then leash the dog? Absolutely harmless, but the words he said left a question mark.

Like I said, two separate issues. Regardless of what he said about the dog treats, she showed her true colors by screaming and raging about AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN and essentially trying to incite police violence against him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are definitely people on this board that know/went to school or ran into her professionally -- any stories?

And what about the weird guy filming the crazy lady? We need to investigate him as well.

No, we don’t, you vile pig. Just stop.

She was 100% wrong. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the blame shifting is appalling. Who TF are you disgusting people?

Not shifting blame. Just pointing out that both people acted badly. To varying degrees.

Racists are blaming both parties because they are following Trump's playbook.

The truth is that only the crazy White beetch acted in a disgusting heinous manner.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I agree she was 100% responsible , and I am not trying to shift the blame, but I’m curious - why did he have treats? Is this a routine thing that he encounters dogs off leash in the ramble and asking them to be leashed doesn’t work?

Yes. And many people who seem confused by this would apparently prefer: That he carry pepper spray? That the unleashed dogs ruin the protected bird sanctuary area? That something, SOMETHING must be a clear sign of problematic behavior and ill intent in a soft-spoken, Harvard educated, pleasantly nerdy, middle aged birdwatcher? I bet most people who read that description— without also reading “African American — would have viewed the dog treat solution as being both ingenious and commendable.

+1

How on earth is having treats to deal with off leash dogs weird or a threat in any possible way?! WTF?

It's a threat when someone says something like 'you're not going to like this' to the owner and then calls the animal toward them. How is that not clear? Note that it's completely separate from the fact that this woman is a racist and put this man in great harm with her actions. But what he said was creepy.

She knew within seconds that treats are all he was up to. She knew within seconds that there was no real "threat." Yet shortly afterwards, there she is, trying to spin it into "threats" for the police. And some of you guys are buying it.

How did she know the treats weren't laced with poison after what he said? He literally said that she wouldn't like whatever he was about to do to her dog. I'm guessing he was simply going to attract the dog with treats and then leash the dog? Absolutely harmless, but the words he said left a question mark.

Like I said, two separate issues. Regardless of what he said about the dog treats, she showed her true colors by screaming and raging about AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN and essentially trying to incite police violence against him.

You should reflect on why you hear those words from him as a “threat”.

If it were reverse would you really suspect any so nefarious.

[Anonymous]

I don't waste my time in trying to explain things to racist people. The world over this incident is another example of how terrible racism is in America.

Racists are trying to excuse her. Since what she did is so heinous that they are trying to say "Well, both people are at fault".

No Karen and Becky - everyone is not a winner and special. Amy Cooper is a racist and I am sure the dysfunction was a result of some very terrible parenting in her family of origin. Look there and you will find that some POS racists spawned this evil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are definitely people on this board that know/went to school or ran into her professionally -- any stories?

[Anonymous]

I loved reading about his bird watching:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/nyregion/amy-cooper-christian-central-park-video.html

“We should be out here. The birds belong to all of us,” he said. “The birds don’t care what color you are.”

I think I’ll get my kids some binoculars and a bird guide.