We have absolutely been transfixed on the George Floyd situation in this country and abroad as it was a brutal injustice and vicious crime filmed for all to see on May 25, 2020. We collectively witnessed a murder.
On the same day Christian Cooper, a Black man in Central Park (of all places) in NYC was bird watching when a white woman, Amy Cooper, was walking her dog off-leash – which is against the park’s policy. He kindly asked her to put the dog on a leash and all hell broke loose.
Amy was insulted and called the police in advance letting Christian know, prior to making the call, that Is that any different than saying I’m not sure if Derek Chauvin is a killer but he killed George Floyd? There are similarities in both situations. The police were called in both cases, Floyd was for allegedly using a counterfeit $20.00 bill (which ended up costing him his life and was proven to be an actual $20.00 bill later on) and Amy as aforementioned called in a false report because
What if Christian didn’t have his phone on him that day or if his battery was dead and he didn’t film the situation? He could have very well ended up JUST like George Floyd, that’s what could have happened. Even if he didn’t end up dead, we have repeatedly read news stories about black men serving 20, 30, 40 even 50 years for crimes that they did not commit based on a witness testimony even where some of those witnesses recanted or admitted that they were threatened to make up stories to get convictions. Without question, our entire system needs an overhaul. Christian Cooper could have easily spent the next 30 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit because more than likely, the white woman’s word would have been taken over his and
