Christian Cooper—the Central Park birder who recorded a woman calling the police on him over putting her dog on a leash—tells The View he accepts her apology: “It’s not really about her…it’s about the underlying current of racism and racial perceptions.” https://abcn.ws/2ZL6VUg
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wow, he's a nice guy …
im glad the dog is ok
Glad she lost the dog she was basically hanging it by lifting its collar so it's feet were off the ground for sustained periods
Bro I’m white and all these racist Karen’s really suck BLM
Can't we all just get along?
(R.I.P. Rodney King)
"Birder" (n.): a creepy guy who approaches single women in parks, lures their dogs away with treats he carries specifically to lure their dogs away, films them while they become hysterical, then uploads the video to the Internet to ruin their lives
Good Christian values
The hardest thing to do sometimes is to forgive. “Your a good man”. I would not cooperate either. Your a better man than me my brother🤓t could have so easily ended in you being worked over by the system , so easily.thank god it worked out as it should have . She was so wrong so evil.
The biggest problem that l see in these "apologies" is that accepting them doesn't teach the perpetrators a lesson. Blacks give in all too often and the racist cycle continues. Are we too soft when it comes to justice?
He told her "Look, if you're going to do what you want, I'm going to do what I want but you're not going to like it." That's a cleverly worded, thinly veiled, passive aggressive threat, barely this side of the law. She knew it and so does Chris Cooper. He instigated and engineered this whole mess by sticking his big nose in her business, in the first place, instead of just leaving her alone. He is NOT a police officer and has no business telling her what to do.
If he was minding his own business, instead of hers, nothing would have happened and he wouldn't have anything to complain about.
Class act, Christian Cooper.
He's kinda sexy low key, lol. Finally we see consequences for the actions of ppl like her. Hope to see it more often. Enough for this behaviour and threat to black ppl to cease.
That woman should not apologize to a reel jerk. He not her should be banned from the park.
She’s only sorry because she was caught.
F Amy
Her apology is fake,she's only sorry she got exposed
This guy is such a b00t liick, it aint even funny.
How can that woman feel threatened by such a wise classy man.
It's very big of him to accept her apology 😊❤️ puts out a lovely message
Please don't think that this "Karen" is alone in her mindset
I would love to try to understand why people like her can pull this..where do they get this sense of entitlement?
Mr Cooper is an admirable man. I don't know if I could have reacted so dignified both in the moment and afterward.
I wonder about the turn the other cheek and blind forgiveness Mr. Cooper exhibited for this woman. If she had her way she would have gladly watched his arrest and/or take down then went home to enjoy a glass of wine. The only difference between Mr. Cooper and Emmett Till is that Mr. Cooper had a camera.
a very karen apology. a few bad seconds…a few bad apples
A very articulate intelligent and very forgiving man he could have been murdered by her words. I on the other hand think this woman is a racist horrid vile human being.
Christian is a good man. He may forgive her but many will not. For now, I’m pissed. What were her intentions? Sure seems like she was making a threat on his life!
Hes so lovely
Came here to find out what's being done about how she was handaling that poor dog . She has poor judgment with humans and animals . Disgusting
Who cares
Would anyone care to see what this white guy endured when it happened to him?
Imo, they both need to reflect on their actions. She should have just taken her dog for exercise elsewhere… and if he was only circulating the video to make a point, he could have blocked out her face.
Prince Buster sings /Take it easy.
I don't see what Mr. Cooper is uncomfortable about. She could've gotten that man beaten or worse. She got caught and she has to be accountable for her actions. Christian Cooper shouldn't feel bad.
She was put an administrative leave she didn't lose her job
If Amy would of had her way and Birder would of been arrested or worse killed, she would not be sorry! She is sorry now because her actions were recorded and now it’s affecting her job and her life. I don’t believe for one minute that she is truly sorry. I think she is sorry she got caught!
She deserve everything bad happening to her, but this will all soon be forgotten by the press by next month, but still her name and this video will always be online when her next employer or coworkers google her's name, but she has privilege she will be OK in the long run.
Wow Christian is a smart smart guy. and a good man!
She should have said oh I'm sorry and put her dog on a leash. Gave a little wave and say goodbye I'm so glad the dog is not in her custody ever again she should not have an animal.
He may think this is too harsh and may not be comfortable with that woman losing her job…but she was very comfortable with whatever she thought would happen to him due to her false statements. I appreciate his empathy, but too many people serving sentences and dying because of liars like her.
When has a white person apologized
Massive respect to Christian Cooper.
Oh jeez. 🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️