Wow! The National Audubon Society issued the following statement:

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35. He was likely saying that because he is aware of his reputation.

If you read the original post, he is the Chapter President of the NYC Audubon Society. He was in the Rambles, a well known birding spot. He had treats, which he has used before to get owners to leash their dogs. It is very likely that he has knowledge of the police who respond in that area and was likely expecting that they would not respond in the way she was thinking they would.

Her vilification is VERY warranted. She calculated that if she said, "an African-American man is threatening me" that her response would bring the police to her aid without question.

She had her dog off leash and was violating the ordinance in the first place and when the man asked her to leash the dog, her response should have been, "Oh, sorry about that. Sure." and then leash the dog. She started the pissing match and used the idea of racial bias to win the pissing match.

Anyone who thinks that they are not biased is a fool.

We are all biased. What we need to do is work against that bias, consciously and daily. I am biased, I see it in my actions and attitudes. I try not to let my biases influence my actions but they do. When I catch myself, I admit it and seek amends to people who may have been affected.