Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
Aug. 19, 2020
The 'CAREN' we need?
You have heard the stories from around the nation recently: A woman called the police because she perceived “an African-American man” to be threatening her in a New York City park. The man was just protesting about the woman’s dog not being leashed. A Filipino man wrote “Black Lives Matter” with chalk on a San Francisco property, with the police being summoned. The property was the man’s own. In Alameda, an individual called the police on a Black man dancing and exercising in the street. After the fact, everyone can agree that such action is not good. But do we need a(nother) law making it legal to sue “Karens”?
Myanna Dellinger
University of South Dakota School of LawEmail: myanna.dellinger@gmail.com
Myanna Dellinger, J.D., M.Sc., Ph.D candidate, is an online and onsite professor of law with the University of South Dakota School of Law. She lives in Los Angeles. She is the winner of the best legal article of the year Award by the Environmental Law Reporter.
You have heard the stories from around the nation recently: A woman called the police because she perceived "an African-American man" to be threatening her in a NY park. The man was just protesting about the woman's dog not being leashed. A Filipino man wrote "Black Lives Matter" with chalk on a San Francisco property, with the police being summoned. The property was the man's own. In Alameda, an individual called the police on a Black man dancing and exercising in th...
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