Amy Cooper, the woman who called 911 on a Black bird-watcher in New York’s Central Park last year, said on Tuesday that she had no choice but to call the police on Christian Cooper and that she is now terrified to walk her dog.
Cooper claimed last year that she was forced to call 911 and that she felt threatened by Christian Cooper after he asked her to comply with park rules and leash her dog on May 25, 2020. Footage of Cooper telling a 911 dispatcher she was being threatened by a Black man was viewed millions of times.
“I don’t know that as a woman alone in a park that I had another option,” Cooper said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Honestly” podcast.
Cooper faced charges for making false allegations against the bird-watcher after she admitted once officers arrived that he hadn’t harmed her.
A misdemeanor crime of false reporting against Cooper was dropped after she completed an education and therapy program focused on racial equity.
Cooper said Tuesday that she was afraid she was going to be attacked.
“He’s holding these dog treats in one hand and a bike helmet in his other hand, and I’m thinking, ‘Oh, my God, is this guy going to lure my dog over and try to hit him with his bike helmet?’” she told guest podcaster Kmele Foster. “And if I end up over there, am I going to get hit by this bike helmet?”
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