Karina Rodriguez of Arizona who slapped the crap outta Phoenix “Karen” was scared she’d get the short end of the stick if cops got involved, which made her reluctant to speak out until the video went viral.
Karina Rodriguez told TMZ … she considered contacting police after her weekend altercation with “Karen” at the gas station, but decided not to because she feared cops might racially profile her, and blame her for the run-in.
She says she didn’t want it to be her story of what happened against the word of a white woman, so she decided to let it go.
Karina also added she was also hesitant to go public after getting word that “Karen” — real name Tamara Harrian — has a lawyer husband. However, he’s already said he’s actually on Karina’s side.
Karina Rodriguez Arizona And Phoenix “Karen” Viral Video
A viral video showed a woman in a Phoenix convenience store slap another woman, who is white, for berating her with racist language and grabbing her.
The video shows Tamara Harrian aka Karina Rodriguez in a gas station convenience store telling a customer checking out at the cash register, identified in the post as Karina Rodriguez, that she wasn’t welcome in the store and needed to “go back to your country.”
The video was posted on Facebook on Saturday by Greg Conn. Since then, it’s garnered nearly 10,000 reactions, 17,000 shares and 7,000 comments. That’s to say nothing of the hundreds of Twitter accounts reposting the video and coverage from TMZ.
As Conn filmed the interaction on his phone, Harriman came up to him and said “you need to leave, you’re not a part of this,” before going back to Rodriguez and asking her where she was born.
Fortunately for Rodriguez, video of the incident — shot by Greg Conn, another customer — has gone everywhere, and makes it clear who was in the wrong.
Greg tells us he and Karina spoke after the incident, and she messaged him on Facebook to thank him for posting the video. He says she told him the outpouring of support made her feel comfortable to speak out.
Karina Rodriguez Arizona Social Media
Tamara Harrian aka Karina Rodriguez hails form Phoenix, Arizona. As per her Facebook profile she studied at the Bryman School of Medical Assisting and Avalon School of Cosmetology.
Karina Rodriguez Facebook has a total of 678 friends and she has a low profile. Karina Rodriguez was all over the Internet after her video went viral.
Since then she has got a huge support and Phoenix “Karen” husband, Bob Harrian tearfully apologized to Karina, and reassured her they have no plans to sue.
You can follow her Facebook Page here: @karina.rodrigez
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