Her employer, asset management firm Franklin Templeton, placed her on administrative leave before she was fired Tuesday.
in Central Park calling New York police on a black man who says he asked her to leash her dog has gone viral, and the woman has been fired from her job with Franklin Templeton.required to be on leashesChristian Cooper, who is black, said he was bird-watching in the area when he saw Amy Cooper, who is white, with her dog. Christian Cooperthat the dog was going"through the plantings." He approached the woman and asked that she leash the animal, he said.
In the video, Amy Cooper refused and called 911, telling the operator that"there is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening myself and my dog." At one point, Cooper shouts to the operator,"Please send the cops immediately."on Twitter, shared by Christian Cooper's sister Melody.
The video quickly drew reactions online and Amy Cooper has since apologized. In a statement, the New York Police Department said officers were called to the area just after 8 a.m. Monday. When they arrived,"police determined two individuals had engaged in a verbal dispute. There were no arrests or summonses issued; both parties went on their way."."When you're alone in the Ramble, you don't know what's happening. It's not excusable, it's not defensible.
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