Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s, was arrested when he protested a congressional hearing on October 1st that was being held in Washington, D.C. The hearing held interesting guests, Robert F Kennedy Jr., while Cohen was on-site among other dissenting demonstrators opposing Kennedy’s views on various issues. The police swung into action as the protestors were reported to have caused some disruption to the proceedings before further arrests, including Cohen.
The Arrest of the Founder of Ben and Jerry’s
The congressional hearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was popular with the people and the media. As Kennedy began testifying, a cluster of protesters began making a loud noise, including Ben Cohen, who helped found Ben and Jerry’s. The group interrupted the hearing with chants and banners representing their dissent over Kennedy’s views on different issues. The Capitol Police restored order, and the other officers arrested protesters who continued the disruption.
Witnesses say the protesters were largely loud in expressing their opposition but otherwise kept things peaceful. Ben Cohen was seen escorted from the hearing room by law enforcement. Details of the charges against him and the other arrestees were not available.
Perhaps among them are charges of disrupting a congressional proceeding or unlawful demonstration on Capitol grounds. The events surrounding the latest arrests may go down in the history of this article, Tory Lanez Prison Attack: What We Know.
Cohen’s History of Activism
Ben Cohen, also popularly known as the co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream business, has taken active roles in public and advocacy arenas concerning a variety of social causes. Besides making ice cream, he has been involved in other social and political campaigns. His activism is said to lean toward progressivism, using his public platform to instill knowledge in environmental protection to other social justice issues.
This arrest was just another consistent step for Cohen in direct action to make his views known to public assemblies. Participation in this kind of protest reflects his engagement in political discourse and a willingness to civilly disobey to express his views concerning specific issues. For those curious about how outside technology will develop, one of the best articles is about Starlink Internet: What You Need To Know In 2025.
Further on BBC News: such disruption at the hearing as in added news reporting in Newsweek about the arrest of Cohen, was based on context.
