‘Karen’ Accused Of Racism When Accosted By Young Black Men Over Bicycle Produces Receipts: Lawyer

The lawyer for a white pregnant New York City physician’s assistant who was vilified as a racist on social media after a confrontation with a group of young black men who claimed that one of them paid for a city bike she was taking has reportedly produced receipts showing she paid for the bike.

The encounter on May 12 between the nurse and the man, who had several apparent friends with him, resulted in a viral video seen over 40 million times with some people branding the woman a “Karen” for her actions during the incident. The lawyer representing the nurse said that she had finished a 12-hour shift when she paid for the bike and removed it from its docking station, only to have the group approach her with one holding onto the handlebars, claiming it was his. One man allegedly pushed the bike back into its docking station, prompting the woman to call for help and look as if she was trying to cry.

“One or more individuals in that group physically pushed her bike (with her on it) back into the docking station, causing it to re-lock,” Justin Marino, the woman’s attorney, told The New York Post, adding that one of the men covered the bike’s QR code so the woman could not pay for it again.

“In blocking the QR code, this individual’s arm was touching my client’s pregnant stomach, a condition of which she had made them aware,” the attorney continued. “Throughout this time and for the remainder of the video, roughly five individuals were telling her to get off the bike and heckling her.  The fact anyone would treat another person like this is tragic, especially a visibly pregnant woman.”

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