page_title: Central Park birdwatching incident
hierarchical_section_title: Central Park birdwatching incident
caption_attribution_description: English: The Ramble
context_page_description: The Central Park birdwatching incident was a confrontation on May 25, 2020, between Amy Cooper, a white woman walking her dog, and Christian Cooper, a black birdwatcher, in a section of New York City's Central Park known as the Ramble. Amy Cooper's dog was unleashed in the Ramble, an area where leashing is required; she allegedly refused Christian Cooper's request that her dog be leashed. When Christian Cooper beckoned the dog toward him with a dog treat, Amy Cooper yelled "Don't you touch my dog!" She ultimately placed a call to 9‑1‑1 when Christian Cooper started recording her, but by the time New York City Police Department officers responded, both parties had left.
  The incident received wide publicity when a video of part of the incident went viral in the hours following the event. On July 6, 2020, the Manhattan District Attorney announced that Amy Cooper had been charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to one year in jail. She is scheduled for arraignment on October 14.
context_section_description: The Central Park birdwatching incident was a confrontation on May 25, 2020, between Amy Cooper, a white woman walking her dog, and Christian Cooper (no relation), a black birdwatcher, in a section of New York City's Central Park known as the Ramble. Amy Cooper's dog was unleashed in the Ramble, an area where leashing is required; she allegedly refused Christian Cooper's request that her dog be leashed. When Christian Cooper beckoned the dog toward him with a dog treat, Amy Cooper yelled "Don't you touch my dog!" She ultimately placed a call to 9‑1‑1 when Christian Cooper started recording her, but by the time New York City Police Department officers responded, both parties had left.
  The incident received wide publicity when a video of part of the incident went viral in the hours following the event. On July 6, 2020, the Manhattan District Attorney announced that Amy Cooper had been charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to one year in jail.  She is scheduled for arraignment on October 14.
  The Central Park incident happened the same day as the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officers, an event that triggered months of protest worldwide. Several days before, three white men in Georgia had been charged with the February 23, 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
caption: The Ramble in Central Park
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