{"id":89221,"date":"2020-10-14T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/in-2nd-911-call-amy-cooper-falsely-claimed-black-bird-watcher-assaulted-her\/"},"modified":"2020-10-14T21:37:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:37:19","slug":"in-2nd-911-call-amy-cooper-falsely-claimed-black-bird-watcher-assaulted-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-2nd-911-call-amy-cooper-falsely-claimed-black-bird-watcher-assaulted-her\/","title":{"rendered":"#In 2nd 911 call, Amy Cooper falsely claimed Black bird watcher assaulted her"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3650d556528\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3650d556528\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-2nd-911-call-amy-cooper-falsely-claimed-black-bird-watcher-assaulted-her\/#A_video_of_Cooper_calling_police_on_a_Black_man_went_mega-viral_in_May\" >A video of Cooper calling police on a Black man went mega-viral in May.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/in-2nd-911-call-amy-cooper-falsely-claimed-black-bird-watcher-assaulted-her\/#Todays_top_stories\" >Today\u2019s top stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#In 2nd 911 call, Amy Cooper falsely claimed Black bird watcher assaulted her<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_video_of_Cooper_calling_police_on_a_Black_man_went_mega-viral_in_May\"><\/span>A video of Cooper calling police on a Black man went mega-viral in May.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>Amy Cooper made <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/14\/nyregion\/amy-cooper-false-report-charge.html\">a second phone call<\/a> to 911 and falsely claimed that bird watcher Christian Cooper assaulted her, according to a prosecutor\u2019s statement on Wednesday, the<em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/14\/nyregion\/amy-cooper-false-report-charge.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/em> reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amy Cooper and Christian Cooper are not related.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which took place in New York\u2019s Central Park the same day police killed George Floyd and sparked a nationwide movement,<strong> <\/strong>was recorded by Christian Cooper and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melodyMcooper\/status\/1264965252866641920?s=20\">uploaded<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by his sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video showed Amy Cooper on the phone with 911 and yelling that an \u201cAfrican American man\u201d was threatening her. She made the phone call after Christian Cooper asked her to put her dog on a leash, per the rules of the park.\u00a0The video immediately went viral and garnered thousands of views. To date, it\u2019s been viewed almost 45 million times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amy Cooper was subsequently fired and sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed with criminal charges for making a false report. She followed a dangerous pattern of calling cops on Black people for no reason, something that can prove fatal for the Black person involved in many cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But prosecutors say there was more to the story. Cooper \u201c[made] a second call indicating that he tried to assault her in the Ramble area of the park,\u201d said senior prosecutor Joan Illuzzi, according to the <em>Times<\/em> report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second phone call was not publicly known until Wednesday\u2019s statement. Amy Cooper reportedly retracted the accusation after the police arrived on the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Per the <em>Times,<\/em> the district attorney was looking into a plea deal that would help her avoid jail time.\u00a0Illuzzi told the court that they were looking at options wherein she would receive education on the context of the situation to learn why her actions were dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s case prompted New York Governor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/ny-lawmakers-push-to-make-falsifying-police-reports-a-hate-crime?category1=news&amp;category2=Social-Justice\">Andrew Cuomo to back a bill<\/a>, nicknamed the \u201cAmy Cooper Bill,\u201d that would make false 911 calls based on one\u2019s identity a hate crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. called Cooper\u2019s call a \u201choax\u201d on Wednesday and said that those who make such false 911 calls would be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s lawyer, Robert Barnes, argued against \u201ccancel culture\u201d in June and said viral videos can \u201cdestroy\u201d lives.\u00a0Christian Cooper did not assist the prosecutors for the case and has previously said that the backlash Amy Cooper faced was enough.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3 id=\"h-today-s-top-stories\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Todays_top_stories\"><\/span>Today\u2019s top stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2018Christian Girl Autumn\u2019 influencer donates to trans meme creator who made her famous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mom interrupts Google Meet class after teacher\u2019s remarks about George Floyd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Woman twerking for Salt Bae\u200b gets berated by abusive \u2018boyfriend\u2019 in viral TikTok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/dailydot.com\/blog_subscribe\/?utm_source=IntSiteTxtLink&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=NIDDBP&amp;utm_content=a\">Sign up<\/a>\u00a0to receive the Daily Dot\u2019s <\/em>Internet Insider<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter for urgent news from the frontline of online. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\">\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melodyMcooper\/status\/1264965252866641920?ref_src=twsrctfwtwcamptweetembedtwterm1264965252866641920twgrshare_3&amp;ref_url=httpswww.dailydot.comirlwhite-woman-black-man-dog-central-park\">Melody Cooper\/Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/irl\/amy-cooper-911-assault-claim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#In 2nd 911 call, Amy Cooper falsely claimed Black bird watcher assaulted her &#8221; A video of Cooper calling police on a Black man went mega-viral in May. 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