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New York Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Legislation in Response to Viral ‘Central Park Karen’ Video

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New York Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Legislation in Response to Viral ‘Central Park Karen’ Video
Amy Cooper made herself famous for all the wrong reasons when she called the police to report “an African-American man threatening my life.” Video recorded by the African-American man in question shows he was actually only trying to get her to follow the rules and put a leash on her dog. Now, Central Park Karen—who has been fired from her job and made to return her dog to the shelter she adopted it from—has inspired Democratic lawmakers in New York to introduce legislation that, if enacted, would do what we’ve all been asking for: It would hold white people accountable...
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