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Probably doesn’t deserve its own thread, but this story marries the “people accusing innocent black people of doing something wrong in public” theme (e.g., student sleeping in dorm lobby, guy raking his yard, Central Park birdwatcher, family barbecuing in park, etc.) with the inevitable “cancel culture” theme (once this woman’s identity is revealed). Unfortunately, I couldn’t find either thread using the search function.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9093685/Manhattan-DA-NYPD-investigating-SoHo-Karen-falsely-accused-black-teen-stealing-iPhone.html
Based on just the video, I kind of feel the hotel employee is getting a bad rap. Not sure what else he could have done to deescalate the situation. I think he just asked to see the phone so he could confirm it wasn’t hers. I don’t see that necessarily as taking her side in accusing the boy - seems more like a common sense way to arbitrate the dispute. But perhaps I’m missing something. I guess he could have asked her to explain why she thought this boy had her phone.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9093685/Manhattan-DA-NYPD-investigating-SoHo-Karen-falsely-accused-black-teen-stealing-iPhone.html
Based on just the video, I kind of feel the hotel employee is getting a bad rap. Not sure what else he could have done to deescalate the situation. I think he just asked to see the phone so he could confirm it wasn’t hers. I don’t see that necessarily as taking her side in accusing the boy - seems more like a common sense way to arbitrate the dispute. But perhaps I’m missing something. I guess he could have asked her to explain why she thought this boy had her phone.
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