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A Bird Watcher and a Dog
Season 1 · Episode 4

A Bird Watcher and a Dog

In Central Park, a man asked a woman to leash her dog. Rather than just saying, "Sure!" she called 911 and told dispatch that a black man was trying to hurt her. She weaponized his color. This was disturbing, but perhaps more disturbing was the fact ma

Let's Talk: Conversations on Race

May 29, 20207m 4s

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In Central Park, a man asked a woman to leash her dog.  Rather than just saying, "Sure!" she called 911 and told dispatch that a black man was trying to hurt her.  She weaponized his color.  This was disturbing, but perhaps more disturbing was the fact many were more distraught over her treatment of her dog,  than of her treatment of the man.