Isn't it better for people to use words (here calling a pregnant white woman a "Karen" when she attempts to use her priviledge to bully her way into getting something from "lesser" Others by attracting public attention) and to use reason to get to the hearts of disputes?

Claiming "nobody can know what happened who wasn't there" is simply untrue in this day of videos (she tried to take one boy's phone, but another was capturing her action on cameras where cries of "You're hurting my fetus" can be captured on camera), and computer receipts.

In short, if Ms. Paul had done a bit more "reporting", you would have been able to verify the boys' story that they had ridden the bikes for some distance, docked them, and were not surrendering their ride, because the vehicles were needed to help them get back home, the same distance.

It was the white woman who wanted to free ride off their work docking the bikes there.  That she played the pregnancy card -- and so poorly! No woman who thinks her child, her unborn baby, is being hurt calls it a fetus, sorry lady, not convincing acting there anymore than the Tears That Never Fell...

We can agree, we can disagree.

We can call what we see a non-vulgar name too:  That woman was a Karen* if ever the label was created for one.

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* Did you know Karen is also the word for a highly recruited transcription language whose speakers need serving here in America now?  Words, they're just words like that.  Don't try to ban 'em, or shame people who use them, especially if they are applied appropriately...

You know what they say about Catholics?  "Here Comes Everybody..." James Joyce said.

Apologies to him, but hang on tight, ladies and gentlemen.  Our country is going to experience Diversity with a capital D, rubbing up against each other in public in ways you likely can't even contemplate now.  One way or another, we can't retreat, and we're just doing to have to figure out a better way to communicate with people we never ever thought, perhaps, we'd have to interact with in public situations.

Hint/

Treat 'em as equals. Tream 'em as you'd want your own sons to be treated.

Boys don't have an easy time of it today.  They try to play by the rules as they understand them, many of them.  White ladies with privilege need to grow up and take more responsibility for themselves too.  Dumping on black boys -- in print, all these months later -- is not how we work toward peaceable solutions.

Offer the kids an apology, and move on, Ms. Comrie.  Good luck parenting your child.  Find fresher news to cover, Ms. Paul.  The real stories are out there, plenty happening in your city every day.  People working things out too.  Report on that?