Investment firm suspends woman over racially-charged video of her calling police on a black man who told her to put her dog on a leash
The video showed Amy Cooper threatening Christian Cooper, who is black.
Franklin Templeton Investments, a US asset management firm, said that an employee had been placed on leave as the company investigates the situation.The statement said: "We take these matters very seriously, and we do not condone racism of any kind."As of early Tuesday, the video had over 18 million views on Twitter.
She then gets closer and says that she will call the police, and the man says "Please call the cops."The man says, "please tell them whatever you like." "I sincerely and humbly apologize to everyone, especially to that man, his family," she told the outlet. "It was unacceptable and I humbly and fully apologize to everyone who's seen that video, everyone that's been offended…everyone who thinks of me in a lower light and I understand why they do."
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