White woman fired after she calls police on black man who asked her to leash dog

A viral video that sparked a national outcry of racism has cost Amy Cooper her job. She called the New York City Police Department and accused an African American man of threatening her in Central Park after he asked her to leash her dog. Mola Lenghi reports.

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[TruChamp]

She's not even paying attention to how she's choking her dog.

[kmdunklin]

She's crying about being threatened for her life while the dog is fighting for his.

[leg-end_]

"HE IS RECORDING ME AND THREATENING MY LIFE."
*Proceeds to choke dog to death*

[EliC]

"Please, I can't breathe"
- that dog

[Tungsten]

Imagine if he didn't have his phone.

[blackdeath]

The way she is holding the dog is enough to make us uncomfortable

[JadaKingdom]

She's literally killing the dog WOW that lady have serious issues!

[steph-]

She is literally hanging the dog. You can see him fighting for its life the entire time. That lady deserves every negative thing that happens to her.

[rosag]

I just cannot believe this women. While she is lying to the police, wronging that man, she is also choking her dog who is trying to get away.

[AXISpresident]

Gee... I wonder how many men are in jail (or dead) for events JUST LIKE THIS

[rg]

"He's threatening my dog", meanwhile she's choking the crap out of it

[ZImpresive]

Imagine all those false accusations not caught on camera.

[pcpramezy]

She’s literally trying to get him killed screaming as if he’s physically harming her this is sick !!

[deonambrose]

Black guy: *Is going for a walk in the park*

Karen: You have committed a crime

[deer]

She is really emotionally unbalanced. That was an insane reaction to being asked to follow the rules and put her dog on a leash. If it was even "her" dog. She returned the dog after this?

[saint.hudson]

She needs to be ARRESTED for filing a false report!

[girlscarf]

Im so grateful that he recorded the incident.

[masteravity]

The way the dog flailed around and screamed, it makes me legitimately angry. She's lucky the poor thing didn't die from a broken neck that day. She should face time in prison for falsely accusing and animal abuse. I hope the dog is doing okay and didn't sustain any permanent injuries.

[tinapero]

It's really funny that she sounded like she was about to cry when she lied to the police.

[TheTalshiar]

She charges at him while he tells her to stay back and then she accuses him of threatening her life. What a psycho.