A nurse in New York has been placed on leave from her job after a video of a confrontation between her and a group of young black men arguing over a Citi Bike went viral.
Each side believed that they had the right to the bike. The nurse, who is pregnant, eventually backed down.
The New York Post reported:
NYC hospital ‘Karen’ on leave after being accused of trying to take black man’s bike in viral videoThe Bellevue Hospital employee branded a “Karen” after she was caught on video allegedly attempting to hijack a Citi Bike that a black man claimed he had already paid for has been placed on leave, NYC Health + Hospitals confirmed to The Post.A clip of the explosive encounter has raked in more than 40 million views on social media after it was shared on Twitter on Saturday, with the health care network labeling it “disturbing.”“We are aware of the video involving a health care provider off duty and away from the hospital campus. The incident in the video is disturbing,” a spokesperson for NYC Health + Hospitals said in a statement Tuesday.“The provider is currently out on leave and will remain on leave pending a review,” the statement continued. The woman has denied wrongdoing.“As a health system we are committed to providing an environment for our patients and staff that is free from discrimination of any kind.”The video, which starts mid-confrontation, shows the woman dressed in hospital-branded scrubs screaming for help as she tugs at the bike.“Help! Help me! Please, help me,” she yells.
It’s ironic that she called for help. Following the Jordan Neely incident and the arrest of Daniel Penny, no one is likely to step in, in a situation like this ever again.
Here’s the video from attorney Ben Crump, who is trying to use it to sow racial division:
Lots of people are talking about this on Twitter:
According to the Insider, the nurse paid for the bike:
Receipts show the white hospital worker accused in viral video of trying to steal a Black man’s rental bike paid for it herself, lawyer saysThe attorney for the white New York City hospital worker who was accused of trying to take a rental bicycle from a Black man in a now-viral video says that the woman paid for the bike herself — and has the receipts to prove it.A receipt shared with Insider shows payment for a Citi Bike on the app on the evening of May 12 in Manhattan; the bicycle was re-locked to its dock a minute later with no charge logged.The Citi Bike identification number in the viral video is the same as the one on the receipt and the location matches the view seen in the video.”It was her bike,” lawyer Justin Marino said in an interview with Insider on Thursday.Marino said that bike was pushed back into its docking station after a young Black man and his friends told the woman — a pregnant NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue staffer — that the man had already paid for the same bike.”She had reserved it, and then they pushed the bike back into the docking station, preventing her from taking it out again,” Marino told Insider.
Too many Americans enjoy joining a mob any time the opportunity presents itself. Social media makes the situation even worse. It’s sickening.
Featured image via Twitter video.
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