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In reply to the discussion: Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer [View all]SoCalDavidS
(10,599 posts)2. Congrats To Her Lawyer
He might even make a few bucks off her. Assuming she actually pays.
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Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
May 2021
OP
Don't the checks go to the attorney who then distributes the remains to the client?
TheBlackAdder
May 2021
#9
She got off easily since she was trying to get him arrested and jailed. Some people are ...
marble falls
May 2021
#6
Maybe people should think a little bit before making racist asses of themselves in public.
Crunchy Frog
May 2021
#8
This was a case where I thought the racism accusations were poorly supported
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#11
I did, and if all I saw was the video, I would feel differently ... but ...
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#15
Its from the Wiki but my opinion is predicated on it being true, so ... (nt)
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#35
If that part is not true, then I entirely retract what I've said. Fair enough?
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#42
Trying to get a Black man to change his behavior by making him afraid of being abused by the police
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#30
I'm saying I'd consider the possibility, under the circumstances, that she panicked and acted
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#40
You're willing to cut the white woman some slack for engaging in racist behavior
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#48
I totally get your point. She was a dick, and there were definitely racist overtones
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#53
She was a total dick, no question. I don't know if anyone came to her defense ...
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#60
If you were out walking your dog alone and a white man said to you as follows
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#63
First off, it was not a dog park. Also, that is omitting an important part of the story
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#58
"leverage the fact that he would be frightened of the police", that's racist af
uponit7771
May 2021
#32
She inserted his race into the her story and did it on purpose, you know that
uponit7771
May 2021
#69
The report of the second call was later retracted as inaccurate and was in fact a call back from 911
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#47
I replied to a different post of yours below ... lets keep it to one thread if we can :) nt
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#64
You think telling a Black man she's going to call the police and tell them a Black man is harassing
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#28
I'm just saying it's possible she panicked because he appears to have admitted he said something
Hugh_Lebowski
May 2021
#51
+1, I do remember this too. Yeah, her employer had a lot of reasons to fire her ...
uponit7771
May 2021
#73
"At-will" is an understanding of federal labor law and has little to do with what state you're in.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#54
She can be fired for any reason or no reason at all so long as it was not unlawful
hardluck
May 2021
#37
The extent people are going to to excuse this white woman's dangerous racist behavior is disgusting
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#59