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4) He called her a Karen, so in his heart he is likely as racist as she is.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder what he said to her before he started filming. Pretty sure black women in a secluded area of a park don't like being filmed by white men they've never met before.

Pretty sure they wouldn't respond by calling the police and pretending to be physically threatened.

I'm not so sure they wouldn't call the police, but it might depend on what was said before the video started. He may have said things that weren't recorded.

Or, maybe she is a racist. And, maybe you should stop trying to justify her behavior.

Like it or not, some of us will withhold judgment in a situation where we're being served up a woman to condemn based on an incomplete version of an event.

And of course she was the one to apologize because she had already quickly been doxxed and publicly threatened.

But it is good to know that the next time I see a minority committing any similar infraction, as I have many times in the past, I can instruct them how to behave - as Birdwatcher Kevin did here - secure in the knowledge that no one will ever give a white person grief for instructing minorities on expected laws and social norms in parks and other public venues.

DP. You are being obtuse. A normal person doesn't react the way this woman did when asked to leash her dog or even after the man said he'd lure her dog away with treats. No one made her do what she did. No one made her say those things. You can choose to believe there is something else there to "justify" her actions but the reality - as uncomfortable as it may be for you - is that this woman knowingly called authorities to report an AA man doing something she knew he wasn't doing.

That may be your version of your reality, and you are welcome to it.

We don't know what words or actions took place before the video clip.

We don't know why someone who supposedly just wanted to watch birds and was annoyed by a distracting, unleashed dog would carry around treats to try and attract the same dogs he supposed wants tethered to another person's leash. It's creepy.

And we know that while the clearly upset white woman threatened to call the cops on him, we saw that she took pains to describe him as "African American," as if she was worried calling him "black" would make her sound racist. So it appears there may have been a weird mix of apprehension, fear and vindictiveness going through her head at the same time.

But you weren't there, so your pretending to know "reality" only underscores that you choose to see events so they will confirm your existing beliefs about how and why people behave. The simpler the narrative, the better, even if it's not the whole story.

Anonymous wrote:How do we know that he didn’t threaten to kill or hurt her BEFORE he started filming?

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

I'm sure you were just waiting to say that but it doesn't apply to this case. He was asking her to leash her dog to preserve the birdwatching area. He only pulled out his camera when she got aggressive and threatened to call the police. As a black man, this was his only protection against her lies which could've gotten him arrested or worse.

Save your comments for another thread...this isn't the one.

Which is why I want to know what happened before the camera started rolling. Do you get it?

"I sincerely and humbly apologize to everyone, especially to that man, his family," she said in a phone call. "It was unacceptable and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone who’s seen that video, everyone that’s been offended…everyone who thinks of me in a lower light and I understand why they do.

"When I think about the police, I’m such a blessed person. I’ve come to realize especially today that I think of [the police] as a protection agency, and unfortunately, this has caused me to realize that there are so many people in this country that don’t have that luxury."

Anonymous wrote:Find a woman who hasn’t been accosted in the park by some unknown man.

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

I'm sure you were just waiting to say that but it doesn't apply to this case. He was asking her to leash her dog to preserve the birdwatching area. He only pulled out his camera when she got aggressive and threatened to call the police. As a black man, this was his only protection against her lies which could've gotten him arrested or worse.

Save your comments for another thread...this isn't the one.

Which is why I want to know what happened before the camera started rolling. Do you get it?

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

"these people"

Yes, ‘these people’ and no I’m not white and yes I mentioned ‘these people’ doesn’t mean any color in particular. Yes I’m tired of these people always looking for problems and bringing down people of my color which is noble of your business.

We get it. You’re one of those people who don’t see color.
Unfortunately if you’re black in this country, that’s not a privilege you have.

Since you won’t let it go, I AM BLACK. Does my opinion matter now? I’m tired of this. Tired of white Karen’s and black people with the cameras.

No you are not. You are probably Amy Cooper's kin. You lie like her.
"DCUM, DCUM...I am BLACK...so sick of Cameras and video recording....I am strong...the hulking BLACK MAN...BLACK MAN who is probably baiting the WHITE WOMAN...Why is birdwatching so important?...why did he speak up?... tired of these people always looking for problems...bringing down people of my color which is noble of your business....I am BLACK...no, no...I am colored..."

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

"these people"

Yes, ‘these people’ and no I’m not white and yes I mentioned ‘these people’ doesn’t mean any color in particular. Yes I’m tired of these people always looking for problems and bringing down people of my color which is noble of your business.

We get it. You’re one of those people who don’t see color.
Unfortunately if you’re black in this country, that’s not a privilege you have.

Since you won’t let it go, I AM BLACK. Does my opinion matter now? I’m tired of this. Tired of white Karen’s and black people with the cameras.

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

I'm sure you were just waiting to say that but it doesn't apply to this case. He was asking her to leash her dog to preserve the birdwatching area. He only pulled out his camera when she got aggressive and threatened to call the police. As a black man, this was his only protection against her lies which could've gotten him arrested or worse.

Save your comments for another thread...this isn't the one.

Which is why I want to know what happened before the camera started rolling. Do you get it?

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

I'm sure you were just waiting to say that but it doesn't apply to this case. He was asking her to leash her dog to preserve the birdwatching area. He only pulled out his camera when she got aggressive and threatened to call the police. As a black man, this was his only protection against her lies which could've gotten him arrested or worse.

Save your comments for another thread...this isn't the one.

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

"these people"

Yes, ‘these people’ and no I’m not white and yes I mentioned ‘these people’ doesn’t mean any color in particular. Yes I’m tired of these people always looking for problems and bringing down people of my color which is noble of your business.

We get it. You’re one of those people who don’t see color.
Unfortunately if you’re black in this country, that’s not a privilege you have.

Since you won’t let it go, I AM BLACK. Does my opinion matter now? I’m tired of this. Tired of white Karen’s and black people with the cameras.

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Anonymous wrote:So tired of these people. Always with the camera ready. I’d love to see what happens before the camera goes on. Always with a chip on their shoulder. Hope it makes you feel nice and big when you upload these stupid videos. I don’t care if you’re black or white or yellow or purple. These people with the cameras feel small and want to prove they’re important. Love provoking to go viral. Get a life.

"these people"

Yes, ‘these people’ and no I’m not white and yes I mentioned ‘these people’ doesn’t mean any color in particular. Yes I’m tired of these people always looking for problems and bringing down people of my color which is noble of your business.

We get it. You’re one of those people who don’t see color.
Unfortunately if you’re black in this country, that’s not a privilege you have.