rss
04-19-2016, 06:58 PM
Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry's arrested during demonstrations in Washington D.C.
http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE5L2QyLzFiYzZkY2EwMDU3Ljk2MWY4LmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/239ffb34/352/1bc6dca005744918998dc40533654303.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Ben+and+Jerry+of+Ben+%26+Jerry%27s+arrested+d uring+demonstrations+in+Washington+D.C.&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F19%2Fb en-and-jerry-arrested%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F19%2Fben-and-jerry-arrested%2F&src=sp)
WASHINGTON — The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's have been arrested at the U.S. Capitol as part of ongoing protests in Washington about the role of money in politics.
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were among approximately 300 people who were arrested Monday as part of protests by a group called Democracy Awakening.
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE5L2RiL1NjcmVlbl9TaG90LjdlMGY5LnBuZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/21e7a3d9/c48/Screen_Shot_2016-04-19_at_9.32.44_AM.png
Ben and Jerry, just before they were arrested.
Image: Ben & jerry's (http://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/ben-and-jerry-arrested)
The Vermont-based ice cream company's website says the purpose of the protests is to make sure everyone's voice is heard "and that power in this country is returned to the people."
U.S. Capitol Police say those arrested were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, which is unlawful demonstration activity. They were processed on the scene and released. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/ben-and-jerry-arrested/)
More about Washington Dc (http://mashable.com/category/washington-dc/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Protests (http://mashable.com/category/protests/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1461078213 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1461078213)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/9ZoWXtGDjqs
http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE5L2QyLzFiYzZkY2EwMDU3Ljk2MWY4LmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/239ffb34/352/1bc6dca005744918998dc40533654303.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Ben+and+Jerry+of+Ben+%26+Jerry%27s+arrested+d uring+demonstrations+in+Washington+D.C.&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F19%2Fb en-and-jerry-arrested%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F19%2Fben-and-jerry-arrested%2F&src=sp)
WASHINGTON — The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's have been arrested at the U.S. Capitol as part of ongoing protests in Washington about the role of money in politics.
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were among approximately 300 people who were arrested Monday as part of protests by a group called Democracy Awakening.
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE5L2RiL1NjcmVlbl9TaG90LjdlMGY5LnBuZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/21e7a3d9/c48/Screen_Shot_2016-04-19_at_9.32.44_AM.png
Ben and Jerry, just before they were arrested.
Image: Ben & jerry's (http://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/ben-and-jerry-arrested)
The Vermont-based ice cream company's website says the purpose of the protests is to make sure everyone's voice is heard "and that power in this country is returned to the people."
U.S. Capitol Police say those arrested were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, which is unlawful demonstration activity. They were processed on the scene and released. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/ben-and-jerry-arrested/)
More about Washington Dc (http://mashable.com/category/washington-dc/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Protests (http://mashable.com/category/protests/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1461078213 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1461078213)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/9ZoWXtGDjqs