She knew that Christian Cooper, the black man who was out birding in Central Park, did not present a threat to her life. These two storylines — the black man confronted by white fragility in Central Park and the black man confronted with police brutality in Minneapolis — will forever be in conversation with each other. ADA lot of people are condemning Amy Cooper without interrogating the implicit bias in their own actions. ADA lot of people are also condemning the actions of the Minneapolis police officers responsible for the death of an unarmed 46-year-old black man. ADADAmy Cooper wishes she could take back the words she barked at Christian Cooper.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2020 12:09 UTC