Ben & Jerry's co-founders were arrested at the United States Capitol on Monday. The two co-founders of the popular ice cream manufacturing company were among with the hundreds of activists who were arrested in taking part of the "Democracy Awakening" protests.
According to CNN News, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield participated on the Democracy Awakening protest held in the US capitol building, and wer arrested along with 300 other protesters. The said protest aims to protect the rights to vote, "get big money out of politics and demand a fair hearing and an up or down vote on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee," its website quoted.
The US capitol securities said the activists were arrested due to their "unlawful demonstration activities." However, Cohen and Greenfield along with other activists were processed on the scene and were later freed.
The company also issued a statement on their Ben and Jerry's website regarding the arrest, saying they spoke with Cohen before it happened. Cohen stated, "The history of our country is that nothing happens, until people start putting their bodies on the line and risk getting arrested."
The website further stated that Ben and Jerry's is not afraid to take a stand on the certain issues including the controversial ones. It also explained the agenda of the weekend's event as "protesting injustice". The said gathering had congregated hundreds of groups and thousands of people aiming to "fix" the "broken society".
The co-founders of the known ice cream manufacturing company also said, "if you care about something," one should be willing take risk, including reputation, values and even business, for the greater good, WCSH6 reported.
It is not the first time that the two expressed their views regarding politics. One of the founders, Cohen, has launched earlier this year, a limited edition ice cream flavor, which shows his support for the 2016 US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
On Tuesday, in Delaware, the two will campaign for the aforementioned Democratic presidential candidate. During the campaign, they will give free ice cream, according to the senator's Facebook page.
