Wow! The National Audubon Society issued the following statement:

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5. This entire story really bothers me

Last edited Sat May 30, 2020, 08:51 AM - Edit history (1)

First off, I’ll say, the lady was wrong not to follow the rules of leashing her dog and wrong to call the cops. With that said, I believe she was scared. As a woman who often walks my dog alone in the woods, I get scared whenever I see a man. Doesn’t matter the color. When the man reached into his pocket to throw dog treats at the dog, that act alone would have scared the crap out of me. I wouldn’t know what he was throwing. He is a stranger. She tried to even the playing field with her white privilege, saying her intentions, out loud. As if to say, “I have power too.” This is from a place of fear.

The man was recording her, and quite happy when she called the police. He even thanked her. It seemed to me that he was hoping for this. With all the horrible things that happen to black men, I believe he was coming from a place of anger, and possibly fear as well.

I don’t think she should have lost her job and dog. Jobs now are so hard to find, and I think this entire situation is just so unfortunate.

Edited:
Since this post I have viewed the video (before I had read a few articles). What the video did show was Amy Cooper advancing on Mr. Cooper, which was aggressive on her part (this wasn't specified in the articles). Also, the articles failed to show how she put on an act when calling the police (while actually hurting her dog). So, yes - all the posts that follow saying I should watch the video were correct.