U.S.
Woman Who Called Cops on Black Bird Watcher Charged in New York
- Amy Cooper charged with misdemeanor falsely reporting incident
- Cooper lost her job after encounter was caught on video
Source: Christian Cooper via AP
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The woman who called the police on a Black man watching birds in New York’s Central Park in May was charged with falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor.
Amy Cooper, who is White, had accused the bird watcher, Christian Cooper, of threatening to attack her after he asked her to keep her dog on a leash. The May 25 encounter was captured on video and posted to Facebook, where it went viral.