The woman who went viral for calling the cops on a black man who asked her to leash her dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday. The confrontation occurred in a section of New York City's Central Park known as the Ramble, where rules require that dogs be leashed.
The sister of the man who filmed the confrontation, Melody Cooper, explained that he had asked the woman to put her dog on its leash. When she refused to,
he began filming.
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The woman was fired from her job at an investment management company on Tuesday. After an internal review, Franklin Templeton said it "made the decision to terminate the employee involved, effective immediately."
"We do not tolerate racism of any kind at Franklin Templeton,"
the company added.
In a Facebook post, Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Inc. wrote that "the owner has voluntarily surrendered the dog in question to our rescue while this matter is being addressed."