Charges Dismissed Against “Central Park Karen”

The New York Daily News reports:

A Manhattan judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges against a white woman who called the cops on a Black bird watcher in Central Park for requesting she leash her dog.

Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi said prosecutors were satisfied with Amy Cooper’s progress in a program designed to have her take responsibility for the widely-condemned incident on May 25 inside Central Park’s Ramble.

“When this incident occurred, the people carefully examined the facts and evidence regarding what had occurred between the defendant and Christian Cooper, a civilian in the park,” Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said.

Read the full article. In October, it was revealed that Cooper had actually made two 911 calls about the bird-watcher, an openly gay man who previously said that she’s been punished enough and that he would not take part in a case against her. In the second call, Cooper reportedly claimed the man “tried to assault” her.

JUST IN | A Manhattan judge dismissed all charges against Amy Cooper, a white woman who called the cops on a Black bird watcher in Central Park for requesting she leash her dog.https://t.co/16Fu18xrGM

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