Amy Cooper notoriously called police and made false claims against Central Park bird watcher Christian Cooper, a Black man.
In an Instagram post this weekend, Tina Knowles-Lawson questioned if actor Jussie Smollett would receive “the same compassion” shown to Amy Cooper, who notoriously called police and made false claims against Black Central Park bird watcher Christian Cooper in May 2020.
Knowles-Lawson shared a screenshot of a CNN opinion piece written by Issac Bailey titled, “What Jussie Smollett’s guilty verdicts tell us.”
Bailey is a college professor and the author of Why Didn’t We Riot? A Black Man in Trumpland.
In her post, Knowles-Lawson wrote, “The article goes on to say both were wrong but Jussie faces possible prison time and Amy Cooper the woman who called the police and lied about the black man that was Bird watching in Central Park was trying to attack her. Leading to the arrest of the man where in the history of black men In Custody could have led to his death!!”
“Amy Cooper got off with public service,” Knowles-Lawson adds. “We will see the outcome of this for this Black man. Will he get the same compassion as Amy Cooper? I am not condoning what Mr Smollet was found guilty of. I am just asking will he get the same compassion and understanding of knowingly lying to police. Kyle Rittenhouse walked free after killing two people because the jury had compassion?”
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