Ms. Cooper, a white woman, called 911 on the bird-watcher in Central Park. Prosecutors asked a judge to drop the charges after she finished an education program about racial bias.
Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper, Who Falsely Accused Bird-Watcher in Central Park, Has Charges Dismissed
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