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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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

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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. [/quote]

Please tell me exactly what threat is being made — clearly.  Because it’s really not as clear — or, dare I say: not as black and white as you’re making it out to be.  What exactly is the threat that’s being made? [/quote]

I'm the PP who said it was clear. Sure, I'll explain what I mean. He said he was going to do something she wouldn't like, and then started to lure her dog over with treats. Giving a dog treats is not a threat, of course. Luring a dog over to then 'do something you won't like' IS ABSOLUTELY an implied threat.

I don't blame him a bit for recording, as a black man that is absolutely what he needed to do in order to protect himself from false accusations. He shouldn't have said what he did and then called the dog over, though.  How was she to know what his plans were?

However, it's no one's fault but her own that she went berserk and made racist comments with (seemingly) the intention of putting this man in danger. [/quote]

Okay, now can we stop? I think you have spent 25 pages complaining about how terrible it is to threaten to give someone's dog a treat to help them get it back on leash. Jesus christ. The treat thing is so ridiculous in the face of the entire Amy Cooper sh-tshow I don't know why you keep banging on about it. [/quote]

Um, no I haven't. There are likely multiple people posting about it because it's a valid point.[/quote]

whataboutism[/quote]

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