Over the years, people of color have been sharing disturbing videos of white citizens calling the police on them. From the woman who phoned authorities because there were black people barbequing in the park to Amy Cooper who recently feigned distress after a black man told her to leash her dog, black people have found themselves targeted by their white neighbors who don’t like their authority challenged. Svitlana Flom, a white woman who owns the French restaurant Maison Vivienne in New York City, recently went viral after she telephoned authorities on a black woman who was sitting outside of her building.

Janae Garcia, who goes by the name of “_brownsugarbaby” on Instagram, shared her story with her followers over the weekend. “From 6:15pm – 7:31pm this woman, Svitlana Flom, artdefete felt the need to not only approach me but call the cops MULTIPLE TIMES ON ME!! She was too ‘Alarmed’ that I was sitting ‘comfortably’ in ‘her neighborhood!'” the woman penned in the caption to multiple videos she shared online.

Initially, Flom, who is pregnant, allegedly approached the woman because she believed she was “smoking in public.” By the third call to authorities, Flom told police that the woman was “’threatening her & her children !!’ While giving my description, she exaggerated her story & made it seem like I was the aggressor. ‘THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN IS ATTACKING ME AND MY CHILDREN!’ She had tears that were off & on & she stated things like ‘She’s pulling the black card!'”

In the video, you can see Svitlana Flom waving down officers before turning around to Janae and asking her to come over so police could confront her. “I couldn’t understand why she was so mad ! Like ummmm first of alllll I pay alllll mine over here Miss Lady !! ? How you come over here just feeling sooooo privileged & soooo comfortable enough to tell me I should leave ?! You’re buggin !! NOT THIS ONE!! She wanted to be a victim soooo bad!! NOT ONE PERSON CAME TO HER AID!! MULTIPLE PPL witnessed the ordeal & just wanted to make sure I was ok!”

Flom later told Page Six that Janae edited the clips to make it seem as if she was being racist, and wanted Janae to post the entire 45-minute video. “She twisted the entire thing like she’s some poor girl sitting alone on a bench and I’m white trash, harassing her for no reason.” After the videos went viral, people stormed Yelp and social media platforms to comment on Flom’s restaurant, leaving reviews that the owner is a racist. Swipe through the videos below.

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Many times, when a person is victimized due to racial or ethnic discrimination, they call for the other person or persons involved to be dragged through the mud. Christian Cooper, the black birdwatcher who was threatened by a white woman named Amy "Central Park Karen" Cooper (no relation) has come forward to say that while her actions were steeping in racism, he doesn't believe that she should be receiving death threats. The public was outraged after a video surfaced showing an irate Amy telling Christian that she would be calling the police on him after he asked her to leash her dog. She went on to say that she would alert the authorities that she was being threatened by a black man, and while she was on the phone with dispatch officers, she changed her voice to make it sound as if she was under duress.

It’s been an intense few days. A white woman named Amy Cooper dubbed “Central Park Karen” lost her job after she pretended to be in distress while calling the police on a black man who asked her to put a leash on her dog. Then, shocking news circulated after a video showing an unarmed, handcuffed man named George Floyd being suffocated to death by four Minneapolis police officers.

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Both events, especially the latter, have caused people from all walks of life to step forward to vocalize their disgust. Singer Keri Hilson shared a black and white photo of herself and wrote in the caption, “We don’t choose ‘black or white,’ but we DO choose ‘right or wrong.'” An Instagram user took the opportunity to tell Keri Hilson that she “ain’t talking about nothing” and only wanted to “show off [her] looks with [her] perfect lighting.” She didn’t appreciate the response.

“Ahhhh shut up. I gave a f*ck about a photo today. I’m angry,” Keri replied. “Found a pointless black & white photo in my phone to make a point on serious matters in my caption. Because I express thru words & sh*t is heavy on my heart. People read captions over HERE. WE ain’t the shallow type. Furthermore, I post what I want, how I want. Gone somewhere w/ ur judgement. There’s serious sh*t to be concerned with.” Read the exchange below.

All Amy Cooper had to do was put her dog on a leash, but instead, she became a trending topic on Twitter. Known now as "Central Park Karen," Amy Cooper was walking her dog in the wooded area of Central Park called The Ramble. It's a place where people like Christian Cooper (no relation to Amy) likes to go to birdwatch. As a rule, in order to preserve the area and keep wildlife safe, dogs are required to be leashed in the Ramble area. When Christian saw Amy's pup unleashed, he asked her to comply with the rules. She refused, but he came prepared. He had dog treats with him to offer them to pups of people who didn't obey because no dog owner wants to see their pet running away from them toward a stranger.

An unsettling video went viral on Monday (May 25) that showed an encounter between a white woman and a black man in New York City's Central Park. Melody Cooper uploaded the clip to her Twitter page, a video that was taken by her brother, Christian Cooper. According to Melody, Christian is an avid bird watcher so he likes to frequent parks. While at Central Park, he saw a woman who coincidentally carries the same last name, Amy Cooper, walking her dog. Christian told Amy that dogs need to be on a leash, per the signs in the area, and that's when Amy reportedly became unhinged.

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"Oh, when Karens take a walk with their dogs off leash in the famous Bramble in NY’s Central Park, where it is clearly posted on signs that dogs MUST be leashed at all times, and someone like my brother (an avid birder) politely asks her to put her dog on the leash," Melody wrote in the caption to the video. In order to protect himself during the exchange, Christian begins filming. Amy tells him to stop, and when he doesn't and asks her to back away from him, she calls the police.

This is where things take a turn. Amy Cooper not only tells Christian that she's calling the New York Police Department, but she lets him know that she intends to tell them that she's being threatened by an African-American man—and she fulfills her promise. Christian records her on the phone as she began to act as if she's terrified and in distress, even changing the tone of her voice to make it sound as if she's moments away from being attacked.

According to TMZ, the NYPD did respond to the call of a "possible assault," but by the time officers arrived, both parties had already left the scene. Meanwhile, during the incident, Amy—who has been dubbed "Central Park Karen"—is so flustered that she pulls at her dog's collar so tightly that the pup was in distress. TMZ also reported that Amy adopted the dog back in 2018 from the Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue group and following the encounter, Amy surrendered the dog back to the organization. Watch the video below.