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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are the racist apologists that are posting here? Why are they not congregating in big crowds without masks in their hick towns?

Racism is not "over there" far removed from you in small "hick" towns. Systemic racism is everywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

what you are missing is that this has happened to you ... once, a long time ago.

black people have to deal with this type of stuff on a regular basis... daily, weekly, monthly

You also were an equal (or even better than) the person who went crazy on you, the cops show up and they believe both of you or manybe just you since the other woman ... is going to therapy.

But when police take a report from a white woman and a black man they assume the white woman is telling the truth and the black man is lying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to the twitter thread, she was pretty quickly identified and even ended up surrendering her dog, if I’m reading it correctly.

The dog is a rescue. I don't think she surrendered him. But she did close down her Instagram and LinkedIn accounts with a quickness.

She did give the dog back to the rescue organization.

I think she NEVER wants to walk in a park with a dog or walk alone in a park again for many years.

She should not go to a park or any place outside of her house. She is a menace to society and to animals. She should not even have a dog. I really hope that she does not have a SO or kids. This woman should not be near any living thing. I feel sorry for everyone who has ever worked with her. She must have been a Bee-itch to work with.

[Anonymous]

She was wrong. And he did bait her. What she did after the bait though is all on her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

She made it racial, and was fine with the fact that she was putting him in danger. It's just different. It could only have played out this way because of her awareness of her power in the situation. The two people were not on equal footing.

It's like when serial harassment happens at work. It's gross when a coworker does it, absolutely. It's gross on a whole other level when someone in a position of authority does it, for compounding reasons.

This was gross for all the reasons you said - she's a selfish lunatic, but also because in her selfish lunacy, she was willing to put someone's life at risk in order to put them in their place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who are the racist apologists that are posting here? Why are they not congregating in big crowds without masks in their hick towns?

Racism is not "over there" far removed from you in small "hick" towns. Systemic racism is everywhere.

Just like Coronavirus? Oh man, this world is so screwed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

Listen to the video. When she calls the cops, she mentions that he's an "AFRICAN AMERICAN" man FOUR TIMES. Her voice gets panicky when she's on the call, then flips back. She knows EXACTLY what she's doing: pushing the "help cops there's a black man threatening a white woman" button as hard as she can. She was knowingly exposing this man to a much higher risk of death because of his race. That's why she's a racist, and why this encounter was different.

In other words, if she was going bananas on a white man, do you think she would've mentioned four times to the cops that he was white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She was wrong. And he did bait her. What she did after the bait though is all on her.

It's not baiting to ask someone to obey leash laws in an area set aside for birdwatching. It's like asking people to take their dog out of the gated kiddie playground. She is the one who refused and then got the police involved. "I'm going to call the cops and tell them an African American man is threatening me." She knew exactly what she was doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She was wrong. And he did bait her. What she did after the bait though is all on her.

I am an Asian-American, and I am thinking that telling someone to follow the rules is not baiting them. In our school, entitled parents whose kids misbehave in classrooms don't like when the teachers tell their kids to follow the rule. The teachers are not baiting the misbehaving kids but the parents find it inappropriate.

But, see - I am from a culture where rule following is instilled in us so that society does not descend into chaos.

Can someone clue me into the mindset of this White woman that she found it unbearable to take directions from a Black man? I feel that if a burly White man would have told her to leash her dog, she would have. I feel even if a puny White man would have told her to leash the dog she would have.

Am I having an epiphany here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

what you are missing is that this has happened to you ... once, a long time ago.

black people have to deal with this type of stuff on a regular basis... daily, weekly, monthly

You also were an equal (or even better than) the person who went crazy on you, the cops show up and they believe both of you or manybe just you since the other woman ... is going to therapy.

But when police take a report from a white woman and a black man they assume the white woman is telling the truth and the black man is lying.

Sigh. Exhausting.

Yes, we all get that. We understand.

I’m merely responding to the posters who erroneously believe this woman only acted this way because he was black. I disagree. I think she is prone to aggression and would have lashed out any anyone who chastised her for letting her dog run free. Anyone.

Some posters seem to think she would have easily accepted criticism from a white person. I’m telling you that’s not true. Aggressive white people don’t care what color your skin is; they look for fights.

No need to explain the system to me. I get it. But perhaps you need to understand that there’s way more going on here than just racism. This woman has issues and would have flipped out if a white kid chastised her—or a little old lady.

[Anonymous]

Add birding to the list of things you can't do while black. He's a well-known birder and she had her dog off-leash in an area of the park where the rules said to leash your dog. He politely asked her to leash her dog, and started filming when she went ballistic.

I'm a birder, and the birding community is pretty upset. The American Birding Association released a statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She was wrong. And he did bait her. What she did after the bait though is all on her.

I am an Asian-American, and I am thinking that telling someone to follow the rules is not baiting them. In our school, entitled parents whose kids misbehave in classrooms don't like when the teachers tell their kids to follow the rule. The teachers are not baiting the misbehaving kids but the parents find it inappropriate.

But, see - I am from a culture where rule following is instilled in us so that society does not descend into chaos.

Can someone clue me into the mindset of this White woman that she found it unbearable to take directions from a Black man? I feel that if a burly White man would have told her to leash her dog, she would have. I feel even if a puny White man would have told her to leash the dog she would have.

Am I having an epiphany here?

Your own bias and personal experience with racism are coloring your perspective. I assure you that an entities, aggressive white person won’t take criticism from anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She was wrong. And he did bait her. What she did after the bait though is all on her.

I am an Asian-American, and I am thinking that telling someone to follow the rules is not baiting them. In our school, entitled parents whose kids misbehave in classrooms don't like when the teachers tell their kids to follow the rule. The teachers are not baiting the misbehaving kids but the parents find it inappropriate.

But, see - I am from a culture where rule following is instilled in us so that society does not descend into chaos.

Can someone clue me into the mindset of this White woman that she found it unbearable to take directions from a Black man? I feel that if a burly White man would have told her to leash her dog, she would have. I feel even if a puny White man would have told her to leash the dog she would have.

Am I having an epiphany here?

No you are not having an epiphany

American's don't just follow rules because that is what dictators demand.

We follow laws and sometimes break them but expect a punishment equal to the crime.

She would have yelled at a white man too. She would have given him the finger and told him to F' off. But she would not have called the cops, because the cops would have sided with the white dude.

She called the cops because she know cops are a lethal threat to black men.

She is entitled, whether it is a white/black/man/woman/child situation.

First and foremost, she is entitled. That makes her a b*tch.

But she purposely called the cops on a black man because cops are a lethal threat to a black man, that was racist.
She faked being scared, that is making a false report.

The problem is not that she is an entitled b*itch, she is. The problem is that she is racist and her actions put the black man's life in jeopardy, and she knew that and she played her Ace and she failed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

what you are missing is that this has happened to you ... once, a long time ago.

black people have to deal with this type of stuff on a regular basis... daily, weekly, monthly

You also were an equal (or even better than) the person who went crazy on you, the cops show up and they believe both of you or manybe just you since the other woman ... is going to therapy.

But when police take a report from a white woman and a black man they assume the white woman is telling the truth and the black man is lying.

Sigh. Exhausting.

Yes, we all get that. We understand.

I’m merely responding to the posters who erroneously believe this woman only acted this way because he was black. I disagree. I think she is prone to aggression and would have lashed out any anyone who chastised her for letting her dog run free. Anyone.

Some posters seem to think she would have easily accepted criticism from a white person. I’m telling you that’s not true. Aggressive white people don’t care what color your skin is; they look for fights.

No need to explain the system to me. I get it. But perhaps you need to understand that there’s way more going on here than just racism. This woman has issues and would have flipped out if a white kid chastised her—or a little old lady.

Sigh. Exhausting.

Yes, we get that you don't get it. Listen more talk less.... it's less exhausting.

She only called the cops because he was black.
Would she have been a b*tch to everybody, yes... we agree.
Would she have called the cops... no, because the cop would side with a white male, or child, or other woman.

I agree there is more than racisim, she is an entitled rich b*tch and racist.

You have experiences entitled b*tchy women, but your story is only 1/2 of what this man experienced or even 10%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not defending her, but...

I feel like this woman would have gone bananas with *anyone* who criticized her for letting her dog run unleashed. Man, woman, child, black, white or whatever: her reaction would have been the same.

Some people are short-fused and defensive...especially in NYC.

So you think if a white man was asking her to leash her dog she would have called the cops and said and african american man is threatening her? She would have said a white male? Really?

I think she still would have gone bananas and escalated the situation. Absolutely.

Do you really think she would have smiled and said, “Whoops! My bad! Sorry” and leashed the dog without being defensive? No way.

Lots of people thrive on aggression. Some seek it out; others quickly engage and escalate. This is a personality trait/character flaw. It’s why we have anger management therapy.

Is she racist? Yep. But the encounter would have been very similar with anyone—including a white woman or a teenager.

No it would not have. You're missing WHY this was so egregious. Sure, she would have thrown a hiss fit with anyone, but she escalated to a place where she put this man's LIFE in danger. She would not and could not have done that to a white person. THAT is what is disgusting. Without that element, this is just run of the mill asshole behavior.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen white people go bananas at each other before? It happens. It escalates, sometimes they fight and pull hair, and sometimes they threaten to call the cops. Thanks to cell phones, it gets captured for the world to see.

I get that she made it racial. But I still think she would have gone bananas regardless, and she might have called the cops.

I am white. I was hit by a white woman on a bicycle. It was her fault (I was in my car stopped at a traffic light). She flipped out and threatened to call the cops. I actually did call the police because her bike damaged my car and I was worried that she might have hit her head. It wasn’t racial; she was just a lunatic. (She told the police officer that she was just upset because she was late for her therapy appointment.)

what you are missing is that this has happened to you ... once, a long time ago.

black people have to deal with this type of stuff on a regular basis... daily, weekly, monthly

You also were an equal (or even better than) the person who went crazy on you, the cops show up and they believe both of you or manybe just you since the other woman ... is going to therapy.

But when police take a report from a white woman and a black man they assume the white woman is telling the truth and the black man is lying.

Sigh. Exhausting.

Yes, we all get that. We understand.

I’m merely responding to the posters who erroneously believe this woman only acted this way because he was black. I disagree. I think she is prone to aggression and would have lashed out any anyone who chastised her for letting her dog run free. Anyone.

Some posters seem to think she would have easily accepted criticism from a white person. I’m telling you that’s not true. Aggressive white people don’t care what color your skin is; they look for fights.

No need to explain the system to me. I get it. But perhaps you need to understand that there’s way more going on here than just racism. This woman has issues and would have flipped out if a white kid chastised her—or a little old lady.

Yes, we get it. You want to use the mentally ill defense, and it's exhausting to be told no. We don't know what this woman would have done in another situation. WE DON'T KNOW. What we know is what she did in this situation. And what she did was incredibly racist and dangerous. Stop trying to find reasons for why it's not.