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

[Anonymous]

Amy Cooper, the woman calling the police, has been fired from her from her job as a head of insurance portfolio management at Franklin Templeton, for racism.

Good for Franklin Templeton for dealing with this quickly and decisively!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html?searchResultPosition=3

She's no relation to the guy she called the cops on, Chris Cooper, who is on the board of the NYC Audubon Society.

Also, as an aside, the article says Amy Cooper gave the spaniel back to the adoption agency where she had gotten him, after Instagram sleuths dug up multiple pictures of abuse the dog had suffered at her hands.

[Anonymous]

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

Thank you! I've been thinking about this too much during the last day. Every long-winded thought I've had basically boils down to this.

Have you watched the video? He didn't bait her. He asked her respectfully to leash her dog--in an area where leashes were required.

He took the video for self-protection because he knew yahoos like you would believe her account that he was being aggressive.

^^The baiting was when he called the dog over. I agree she took bait and she is responsible for her actions but the whole exchange was strange. Shouldn't have escalated to what it did.

You're right, he should have just pepper sprayed the dog, which he would have been justified in doing if the dog approached him. Much better option.

Did you see the dog? That dog was not aggressive and I don't recall the gentleman being concerned with aggression but rather unleashed dog disrupt the birds.

Does it matter? Yes, unleashed dogs disrupt birds. But she was breaking the law. He's in the right and she's in the wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just picked up some dog treats to carry and throw to the side if an off leash dog approaches me. That man is brilliant.

Wouldn't they all approach you after smelling the treats?

Ask a UPS driver.

Maybe after the pandemic is over.

[Anonymous]

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

Thank you! I've been thinking about this too much during the last day. Every long-winded thought I've had basically boils down to this.

Have you watched the video? He didn't bait her. He asked her respectfully to leash her dog--in an area where leashes were required.

He took the video for self-protection because he knew yahoos like you would believe her account that he was being aggressive.

^^The baiting was when he called the dog over. I agree she took bait and she is responsible for her actions but the whole exchange was strange. Shouldn't have escalated to what it did.

You're right, he should have just pepper sprayed the dog, which he would have been justified in doing if the dog approached him. Much better option.

Did you see the dog? That dog was not aggressive and I don't recall the gentleman being concerned with aggression but rather unleashed dog disrupt the birds.

You're failing to understand that people aren't psychic. I don't care if you think your dog is "friendly" or not - keep it under your control. Keep it leashed. I'm not waiting to find out whether your dog is "aggressive" (jumping on others = aggressive, in my opinion), before I take matters into my own hands.

Obey the law.

Leash your dog. So simple - even a simpleton should be able to understand this.

[Anonymous]

It is so stupid that this whole incident even happened although I don't know that anyone has seen the initial part.

Here is how is could have gone:

"Dogs are supposed to be on a leash in the Ramble, would you please leash your dog?"

"sorry, sure"

She could have kept her dog and her job. He could have enjoyed a Memorial Day birding.

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Anonymous wrote:They both acted poorly.

They should both be chastised for their poor behavior.

Who goes around trying to get other people's dogs to come to them with a treat and then starts filming? If he's got a problem with dogs off leash, there are much better ways to advocated for leashing. Would it be normal for a man to just go around offering treats to kids too? He acted wrongly and suspiciously.

The lady went nuts with repeatedly calling out the man's race. That was wrong and racist.

Dogs aren't kids.

Dogs are under the care of their owner.
Kids are under the care of their parents.

Strangers should not be giving out food to either of them without first getting permission from the person that is caring from them.

Right. We should absolutely ask permission to protect ourselves from people who break laws

So he was being attacked? That's why he offered a treat? If he was afraid for his life, shouldn't he have run and then called the police about an unleashed attack dog on the loose?

How badly on a scale of 1 to 10 do you want this to be his fault?

Please keep up. Already stated that they both behaved wrongly.

How badly on a scale of 1 to 10 do you want to ignore wrong doings on both sides?

DP. He didn't behave wrongly. He saw somebody breaking the law with her dog off the leash. He told her he was going to throw some treats out, so she'd want to leash her dog.

How is that wrong or threatening?

'Fess up, you're unhappy that he recorded her yelling at him, baiting him about calling the police, and then calling the police with a fabrication about how he was "threatening" her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is so stupid that this whole incident even happened although I don't know that anyone has seen the initial part.

Here is how is could have gone:

"Dogs are supposed to be on a leash in the Ramble, would you please leash your dog?"

"sorry, sure"

She could have kept her dog and her job. He could have enjoyed a Memorial Day birding.

You are right, racism complicates simple situations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Thank you! I've been thinking about this too much during the last day. Every long-winded thought I've had basically boils down to this.

Have you watched the video? He didn't bait her. He asked her respectfully to leash her dog--in an area where leashes were required.

He took the video for self-protection because he knew yahoos like you would believe her account that he was being aggressive.

^^The baiting was when he called the dog over. I agree she took bait and she is responsible for her actions but the whole exchange was strange. Shouldn't have escalated to what it did.

You're right, he should have just pepper sprayed the dog, which he would have been justified in doing if the dog approached him. Much better option.

Did you see the dog? That dog was not aggressive and I don't recall the gentleman being concerned with aggression but rather unleashed dog disrupt the birds.

Yes, the gentleman is a board member of the New York City Audubon Society. National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need. He was doing his job.

BTW, if you ever see a dog off a leash, animal control would like you to video tape it for evidence so they can ticket the person breaking the law.

[Anonymous]

Are y'all the same people who want to know what a woman was wearing and why she was out when she was raped so you can discern if it both parties were at fault? Cuz geez you all would get along great!

[Anonymous]

Woman loses her dog loses her job but gets the guy. It would be a great rom com if they got to know each other and got together and got married!

They could go bird watching together with their dogs. Love is color blind. And has the same last name!

It is meant to be.

Jennifer Aniston could star in the movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They both acted poorly.

They should both be chastised for their poor behavior.

Who goes around trying to get other people's dogs to come to them with a treat and then starts filming? If he's got a problem with dogs off leash, there are much better ways to advocated for leashing. Would it be normal for a man to just go around offering treats to kids too? He acted wrongly and suspiciously.

The lady went nuts with repeatedly calling out the man's race. That was wrong and racist.

Dogs aren't kids.

Dogs are under the care of their owner.
Kids are under the care of their parents.

Strangers should not be giving out food to either of them without first getting permission from the person that is caring from them.

Right. We should absolutely ask permission to protect ourselves from people who break laws

So he was being attacked? That's why he offered a treat? If he was afraid for his life, shouldn't he have run and then called the police about an unleashed attack dog on the loose?

How badly on a scale of 1 to 10 do you want this to be his fault?

Please keep up. Already stated that they both behaved wrongly.

How badly on a scale of 1 to 10 do you want to ignore wrong doings on both sides?

DP- confuses what did he do wrong? Call out someone for breaking the law? Didn’t realize that when You call the police to stop a robbery in progress you’re also doing something wrong. Thanks for clarifying Karen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Thank you! I've been thinking about this too much during the last day. Every long-winded thought I've had basically boils down to this.

Have you watched the video? He didn't bait her. He asked her respectfully to leash her dog--in an area where leashes were required.

He took the video for self-protection because he knew yahoos like you would believe her account that he was being aggressive.

^^The baiting was when he called the dog over. I agree she took bait and she is responsible for her actions but the whole exchange was strange. Shouldn't have escalated to what it did.

You're right, he should have just pepper sprayed the dog, which he would have been justified in doing if the dog approached him. Much better option.

Did you see the dog? That dog was not aggressive and I don't recall the gentleman being concerned with aggression but rather unleashed dog disrupt the birds.

Does it matter? Yes, unleashed dogs disrupt birds. But she was breaking the law. He's in the right and she's in the wrong.

My kids are afraid of dogs because some loser couldn’t be bothered to leash them. A dog jumped on them and knocked them down. The dog owner yelled at me because I dared to have my kids outside the house I guess. My kids are how terrified of dogs. I always ask people to leash their dogs politely. Always. And I’d say the majority of the time we get eye rolls or they hold on to the collar until we go home, or they flat out ignore us. If they ignore us we have to leave.

Not sure why it’s okay to give these losers a pass. I don’t like your dogs. I went to this park specifically bc unleashed dogs aren’t allowed. Why is it okay for them to break the law?

[Anonymous]

Ok, she's racist and a drama queen, no doubt.

BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS POLICE KILLING INNOCENT BLACK MEN.

Her actions were ugly but they shouldn't be equated to killing someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amy Cooper, the woman calling the police, has been fired from her from her job as a head of insurance portfolio management at Franklin Templeton, for racism.

Good for Franklin Templeton for dealing with this quickly and decisively!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html?searchResultPosition=3

She's no relation to the guy she called the cops on, Chris Cooper, who is on the board of the NYC Audubon Society.

Also, as an aside, the article says Amy Cooper gave the spaniel back to the adoption agency where she had gotten him, after Instagram sleuths dug up multiple pictures of abuse the dog had suffered at her hands.

If you don’t leash your dog, you’re abusing your dog. Dogs don’t like to be in crowded areas off leash. You’re putting the dog in danger. Just leash your dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, she's racist and a drama queen, no doubt.

BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS POLICE KILLING INNOCENT BLACK MEN.

Her actions were ugly but they shouldn't be equated to killing someone.

Also leash your dogs.