Charges dropped against 'Central Park Karen' Amy Cooper who called 911 on Black birdwatcher

(Independent)
(Independent)

Prosecutors in Manhattan dropped their charges against Amy Cooper, the "Central Park Karen" who called 911 on a Black man who had done nothing wrong and was just bird watching in the park. She told authorities he had threatened her life.

The prosecutors said the woman had "learned a lot in therapy" and did not have a criminal background.

Ms Cooper was charged with one count of falsifying an incident report following the event and was fired from her job at a Manhattan investment firm after a video of the event went viral on social media.

The charge was a Class A misdemeanor. Ms Cooper could have been fined up to $1,000 and could have faced a year in prison if the charges were not dropped.

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