I saw this on Inside Edition yesterday, and they said that the dude was already in the area, doing some birdwatching. While he was there, the woman came walking by with her dog off leash, but she still had a leash in her hand.
The dude doing the birdwatching asked her to put her dog on a leash, as that was the rule in that particular area of the park. Dogs could be there, but they have to be on a leash so they don't disturb the birds, or the people in the area watching them.
She could have avoided the whole thing by simply putting the leash she had in her hand on her dog and nothing would have come out of it. However, she didn't do that, she got all belligerent with the man, told him she wouldn't put her dog on a leash (that she had in her hand). Then, she got even more agitated, and threatened to call the police and say that a black man was harassing her. The dude then told her to go ahead and call. He'd like for them to show up as well.
Inside Edition showed the whole tape of the woman having a meltdown and from watching the video, she was clearly in the wrong.
The dude doing the birdwatching asked her to put her dog on a leash, as that was the rule in that particular area of the park. Dogs could be there, but they have to be on a leash so they don't disturb the birds, or the people in the area watching them.
She could have avoided the whole thing by simply putting the leash she had in her hand on her dog and nothing would have come out of it. However, she didn't do that, she got all belligerent with the man, told him she wouldn't put her dog on a leash (that she had in her hand). Then, she got even more agitated, and threatened to call the police and say that a black man was harassing her. The dude then told her to go ahead and call. He'd like for them to show up as well.
Inside Edition showed the whole tape of the woman having a meltdown and from watching the video, she was clearly in the wrong.