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Fired After Calling 911 On A Black Bird-Watcher, Amy Cooper Sues For Discrimination

11:17am May 27, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Amy Cooper filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, saying the company never investigated the incident that led to her firing — the confrontation between her and Christian Cooper.

The Manhattan district attorney dropped a charge against Amy Cooper, above, for calling police on a Black man after he asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed

1:56pm February 16, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.

Video of Amy Cooper calling the police Monday on a man went viral on social media. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park.

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Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher Allegedly Made A Second 911 Call

3:01pm October 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The woman was captured on cellphone video calling police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park this summer. She allegedly went a step further in the second call, saying he "tried to assault her."

The Manhattan district attorney says he will prosecute Amy Cooper, who called police after a black man asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

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Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged

5:04pm July 06, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her.