Yesterday, shocking footage showing a white woman calling the cops on an innocent black man went viral. Ever since, millions of people have been condemning the woman for her blatant racism, resulting in her losing her job.
But now, the man at the center of the scandal has spoken out about the viral treatment of the woman, and what he had to say has shocked everyone.
It's 2020, and racism is sadly still rife across our country.
Admittedly, we have come a long way in the fight against this prejudice...
The most recent example of blatant racism has come from none other than New York's Central Park.
The shocking video has spread like wildfire on Twitter...
@melodyMcooper Notice how her immediate response is to tell the cops an "African American" man is 'threatening' her… https://t.co/oT4z6vdzOa— Axel Folio, PhD, Merry Mary Marxist extraordinaire (@Axel Folio, PhD, Merry Mary Marxist extraordinaire)1590437203.0
It is all over her dog being off its leash...
When the woman refused to leash her dog, Christian had offered the dog a treat.
"Sir, I'm asking you to stop."
Despite her threats, Christian remains calm...
And, while still grabbing her struggling dog by its collar...
It is completely unbelievable.
Christian left before the cops arrived...
My brother & I are so grateful for your concern! He is fine and left to continue birding after she leashed the dog,… https://t.co/BUlLVXflAy— Melody Cooper (@Melody Cooper)1590459998.0
Many have expressed their relief for Christian...
@helchose @michaelharriot I like the part where the police didn't come and shoot or taze him or have him in cuffs i… https://t.co/emy1pc1W7H— Yvonne Left (@Yvonne Left)1590472775.0
And others are alarmed at how Amy literally strangles her dog by its collar.
The video just gets worse and worse the more you watch it.But many are wondering one thing...
She wants people to know that she isn't "a racist."
She then spoke again to CNN.
@CNN If it had been a black woman making the call she would have been in prison by now— Pat Shiels (@Pat Shiels)1590484358.0
She said that her "entire life has been destroyed" since the video was posted.
@FTI_US She put an innocent mans life in danger! FIRE HER.— Zé Taylor (@Zé Taylor)1590461570.0
But her efforts to backtrack on her disgraceful actions have been to no avail...
As soon as the incident went viral, Franklin Templeton, who employs Amy, instantly responded by launching an investigation.
In response to an incident involving an employee on May 25th, Franklin Templeton issued the following statement. https://t.co/8f2lMwK0r5— Franklin Templeton (@Franklin Templeton)1590461004.0
But, shortly after launching the investigation, they decided to fully terminate her contract.
Following our internal review of the incident in Central Park yesterday, we have made the decision to terminate the… https://t.co/3GkCjsaYn7— Franklin Templeton (@Franklin Templeton)1590517491.0
Justice has been served, right?
Christian Cooper has now come forward about the treatment of Amy since the video went viral...
He doesn't believe that the backlash against Amy is helping with the problem of racism.
You can watch the video for yourself here...
Oh, when Karens take a walk with their dogs off leash in the famous Bramble in NY’s Central Park, where it is clear… https://t.co/zFb3O0cClz— Melody Cooper (@Melody Cooper)1590426192.0
We hope some positive actions come out of this ordeal.
@melodyMcooper All jokes aside, this is literally why Emmitt Till and countless Black men have been killed. She sho… https://t.co/NHgZuJ00dr— Behdad Sami (@Behdad Sami)1590442606.0