艾米·库珀，那个因为遇到一个黑人打了911去年在中央公园遛狗时，她控告她的前雇主涉嫌种族和性别歧视。
投诉是在1998年提出的纽约一年前，艾米·库珀在与观鸟者克里斯蒂安·库珀的口头争执中被手机视频捕捉到，当时她向警方谎称一名“非裔美国人”正在威胁她和她的狗。
该事件的镜头在社交媒体上疯传，引发了愤怒。第二天，艾米·库珀被富兰克林·邓普顿投资公司解雇了。在一份声明中，该公司表示，在对该事件进行“内部审查”后，立即解雇了艾米·库珀，“我们不容忍任何形式的种族主义。”
该诉讼称，由于公司的公开声明，艾米·库珀(Amy Cooper)被“定性为享有特权的白人女性‘卡伦’”，并声称公司没有像公开声明的那样对该事件进行调查，也没有与克里斯蒂安·库珀(Christian Cooper)交谈或获得完整的911电话。
“即使是敷衍了事的调查也表明，原告没有在2020年5月25日在中央公园对克里斯蒂安·库珀大喊大叫或报警，因为她是一个种族主义者——她这样做是因为她独自一人在公园里，在被选为克里斯蒂安·库珀的下一个目标后被吓死了，克里斯蒂安·库珀是一个过分热心的观鸟者，参与了中央公园观鸟者和狗主人之间正在进行的争斗，”起诉书说。
这场纠纷发生在克里斯蒂安·库珀要求艾米·库珀给她的狗拴上皮带之后，这条狗在公园的一个叫做漫步者的地方被解开了皮带，在那里这是不允许的。
该诉讼声称富兰克林·邓普顿“延续了‘卡伦’诉一名无辜的非裔美国人的故事并使其合法化，以达到其被认为的优势，同时不顾及原告在此过程中的生活破坏”，并指控如果她是不同的种族和性别，公司不会解雇她。
它还声称公司的行为导致艾米·库珀遭受“严重的精神痛苦”，她有自杀倾向。
该诉讼寻求对工资损失、奖金和未拨付资金的损害赔偿，以及对涉嫌种族和性别歧视、诽谤和疏忽等其他罪名的精神痛苦损害赔偿，金额将在审判中确定。
克里斯蒂安·库珀
在这张2020年5月25日的文件照片中，由克里斯蒂安·库珀提供的视频艾米·库珀讲话
富兰克林·邓普顿在对美国广播公司的一份声明中为自己的行为辩护。
一位发言人表示:“我们认为，目前的情况不言自明，公司的回应是恰当的。”。"我们将对这些毫无根据的指控进行辩护。"
对峙发生后的第二天，艾米·库珀在一封公开信中公开道歉CNN采访。
“这是不可接受的，我谦卑地向所有看过那个视频的人、所有被冒犯的人……所有以较低的眼光看待我的人道歉。我理解他们为什么这么做，”她说。
“我不是种族主义者。我无意以任何方式伤害那个人，”她补充道。“我想我只是害怕。当你独自漫步时，你不知道发生了什么。这不是情有可原，也不是情有可原。”
克里斯蒂安·库珀接受她的道歉但他说，这一事件是美国必须解决的更深层次的种族主义问题的一部分。
七月，艾米·库珀被指控谎报三级事故。指控最终是今年早些时候被解雇在她完成一个旨在教育她认识到自己行为的危害的咨询项目后。
Amy Cooper sues ex-employer for racial discrimination after viral Central Park incident
Amy Cooper, the white woman whocalled 911 over an encounter with a Black manwhile walking her dog in Central Park last year, has sued her former employer for alleged racial and gender discrimination.
The complaint was filed inNew Yorkfederal court on Tuesday, exactly a year after Amy Cooper was caught on cellphone video in a verbal dispute with birdwatcher Christian Cooper, during which she falsely claimed to police that an "African American man" was threatening her and her dog.
The footage of the incident went viral on social media and sparked outrage. The following day, Amy Cooper was fired from her job at the Franklin Templeton investment firm. In a statement, the company said it terminated Amy Cooper immediately following an "internal review" of the incident and that "we do not tolerate racism of any kind."
The lawsuit alleged that Amy Cooper was "characterized as a privileged white female 'Karen'" due to the company's public statements and alleges that the company did not perform an investigation into the incident, as publicly stated, and did not speak with Christian Cooper or obtain the full 911 calls.
"Even a perfunctory investigation would have shown that Plaintiff did not shout at Christian Cooper or call the police from Central Park on May 25, 2020 because she was a racist -- she did these things because she was alone in the park and frightened to death after being selected as the next target of Christian Cooper, an overzealous birdwatcher engaged in Central Park's ongoing feud between birdwatchers and dog owners," the complaint stated.
The dispute occurred after Christian Cooper asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog, which was off-leash in a part of the park known as the Ramble where that is not allowed.
The lawsuit alleges that Franklin Templeton "perpetuated and legitimized the story of 'Karen' vs. an innocent African American to its perceived advantage, with reckless disregard for the destruction of Plaintiff's life in the process" and charges that the company would not have fired her if she were a different race and gender.
It also claims the company's actions caused Amy Cooper to suffer "severe emotional distress" and that she was suicidal.
The lawsuit is seeking damages for loss of wages, bonus and unvested funds as well as emotional distress damages for alleged racial and gender discrimination, defamation and negligence, among other counts, in an amount to be determined at trial.
Franklin Templeton defended its actions in a statement to ABC News.
"We believe the circumstances of the situation speak for themselves and that the Company responded appropriately," a spokesperson said. "We will defend against these baseless claims."
A day after the confrontation, Amy Cooper issued a public apology in aninterview with CNN.
"It was unacceptable, and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone who's seen that video, everyone that's been offended … everyone who thinks of me in a lower light. And I understand why they do," she said.
"I'm not a racist. I did not mean to harm that man in any way," she added. "I think I was just scared. When you're alone in the Ramble, you don't know what's happening. It's not excusable, it's not defensible."
Christian Cooperaccepted her apologyin an interview with "The View" but said the incident was part of a much deeper problem of racism in the United States that must be addressed.
In July, Amy Cooperwas chargedwith falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. The charge was ultimatelydismissed earlier this yearafter she completed a counseling program intended to educate her on the harm of her actions.
