Amy Cooper, the infamous ‘Central Park Karen’ who called the police on Christian Cooper while he was observing birds, has penned her thoughts about the moment and says she’s still hiding while receiving death threats.
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In the article published by Newsweek, Cooper said she took her dog on a walk on May 25, 2020, and claimed Christian yelled at her and said she shouldn’t be in the area because her dog wasn’t on a leash. “Before recording me, Christian Cooper yelled out: “If you’re going to do what you want, I’m going to do what I want, but you’re not going to like it.,” she wrote. Cooper said she was scared, which made her call the police.
“I was a female, alone in a secluded area of Central Park, with a man yelling at me and threatening me. As a victim of a sexual assault in my late teens, I was completely panicked for my safety and wellbeing. Then Christian, who did not own a dog, bizarrely tried to lure my dog to him with treats, immediately raising a red flag. News stories of poisoned dogs quickly came to mind. My mama-bear instincts kicked in. I immediately pulled my dog tight by his collar, fearing that something would happen to him,” she continued.
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“Acting from a place of panic and vulnerability, I told Christian that I was going to call the police and what I planned to say, hoping that would be enough to dissuade him from his earlier threat.”
Cooper said the 911 call proves that the dispatcher told her she couldn’t hear her due to the poor connection and claims this specific fact went unreported. She claims Christian admitted to instigating the incident, and there have been several alleged incidents where he has threatened other dog walkers in Central Park. She is still hiding and can’t get a job due to the incident. Cooper noted that prosecutors dismissed her charges, and was initially charged because of pressure from the media.
“I don’t know if I did everything right in that park, but I know I didn’t do everything wrong. I’ve tried to connect directly with Christian, but I’ve never heard back from him. Despite what I’ve endured, I would always be open to an honest, productive conversation.I want to clarify that I never filed a false police report. That charge, which resulted from the onslaught of media and political pressure on the prosecutor’s office, was quickly dismissed because it had no basis in fact.”
She closes the article by saying the actual truth about the incident has never been reported and says there’s no such thing as a “Karen”: We are all just people. Each of us deserving grace and forgiveness. In the end, silencing the truth, the full story, hurts all of us”.
Social media reacted to the article and shared their thoughts because of the viral video and putting the pieces together.
