I think it's a compelling argument but it teeters into an Orwellian dystopia too far for my liking. You're creating a society where the act of filming and distributing something replaces the act of law. That doesn't just mean people experiencing racism filming their accusers, it means everyone filming everyone. Every agenda backed up by a video and every video backed by a screaming echo-chamber baying for blood. That isn't a society, that's an Orwellian hate chant in action. The actions of this woman were reprehensible in the cold light of day, but imagine what it will be like when she's live streaming and he's live streaming and the various societal factions converge on Central Park to assert protection for their victim. That's a chillingly short amount of time away.

That aside. The simple question remains... does doing this make people less racist? If yes then we'll see a gradual decline of racists and an increase in racial harmony as a result of this. If the latter is true, we'll see racism driven underground and it come out in more subversive and dangerous ways. Amy Cooper is now a poster-girl for racists everywhere. This wasn't a victory, it was an identity politics martyrdom.

The Central Park incident required both participants to sit down with each other and explore what the hell happened in the heat of the moment. To be face to face and to look at the world from the POV of the other with someone neutral and trained to give them some insights. Apply rationality, explore their individualism. Restorative justice. That would've been an opportunity for something good to come out of their fairly negative encounter, one that was steeped in racism.

That would've been mature. It would've been the adult sensible thing to do and it would've allowed psychological growth for everyone involved. Instead... the situation is being used as divisive bat to hit each other with. Feels like progress. Feels like a win for POC. Absolutely isn't a win in any meaningful way.

The police did arrive. They found there was no crime committed. They were wrong. She should've been issued with a fine for not having her dog on the leash. The entire social media storm, her being fired, the press intrusion everything else simply fuels the fire of divisive rhetoric. That division makes the US a more dangerous place to be. Everyone weaponises their identity and offense in a hierarchical society wide royal rumble. The first people over the top rope? I'd stake a life time of wages on it being Black women - and that's terrifying.

Update: I have now turned this comment into a full article