NEW: White dog owner fired after calling 911 on black man in viral-video leash-law dispute.
and is sparking widespread outrage after capturing a white dog owner calling 911 and claiming an African American birdwatcher who told her to keep her pet leashed was"threatening myself and my dog" in New York City's Central Park.in a wooded area of the urban oasis known as the Ramble, a popular destination for wildlife fans looking to spot rare birds.
Chris Cooper told ABC's"Good Morning America" on Tuesday that he was walking through the Ramble looking for"incredibly gorgeous" rare birds when he said he noticed a dog off its leash tearing through the vegetation despite signs telling dog owners to keep their canines on a leash while in the area. This screen shot from a video shows the moment a woman called the police on Chris Cooper in Central Park and told them "An African American man is threatening me."He said the owner initially refused to leash her cocker spaniel, telling him the animal needed exercise.
The woman then calls 911 and in an increasingly frantic voice says,"There is an African American man … I am in Central Park … he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog. I am being threatened by a man in the Ramble, please send the cops immediately." This screen shot from a video shows the moment a woman called the police on Chris Cooper in Central Park and told them "An African American man is threatening me."Cooper's video of the encounter has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and has spawned more than 130,000 retweets on Twitter with the hashtag BirdWatchingWhileBlack becoming a trending topic. Many posters called the woman out as a racist and said she should be fired from her job.
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