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society2 years ago

NYC Hospital Worker's Lawyer Vows to Sue Media for Defamation Over Viral Citi Bike Dispute

A New York City healthcare worker, Sarah Comrie, was placed on leave after a video surfaced online showing her fighting with a Black man over a rentable Citi Bike. Comrie's attorney claims the bike was hers all along, showing the receipt for the bike in question. The hospital worker is now in hiding after receiving threats to herself and her family. Comrie was branded as a "Karen" in online posts and local media coverage cast her as the aggressor in the incident. Her attorney is looking at filing defamation claims against news organizations that called her racist and a thief.

via NewsNation Now|
#citi-bike#defamation#healthcare-worker
society2 years ago

Hospital worker in viral Citi Bike video faces livelihood and reputation crisis

Sarah Comrie, a Bellevue Hospital employee, has been identified as the woman in a viral video accused of hijacking a Citi Bike from a young black man. Her lawyer provided receipts proving she paid for the bike, and a GoFundMe has been set up by her uncle to pay for her legal bills and save her livelihood and reputation. Comrie, who is six-months pregnant, was placed on leave from her job as a physician assistant by NYC Health + Hospitals this week. The incident has caused her to be branded a "Karen" on social media. The fundraiser has raised nearly $8,543 as of Thursday night.

via New York Post |
#gofundme#healthcare-worker#nyc
social-issues2 years ago

Hospital worker in viral bike video claims false allegations destroyed her life.

The NYC hospital worker at the center of a viral video has had her life "effectively destroyed" by false allegations of racism, according to her lawyer. The woman, who is pregnant and a healthcare "hero," was accused of trying to take a rental bike from a young Black man. The lawyer said his client paid for the bike herself and has receipts to prove it. The woman has been receiving threats and is now "in hiding." She has been placed on leave from her job while NYC Health + Hospitals investigates the incident.

via Yahoo News|
#false-allegations#healthcare-worker#racism