

(Photo: Instagram)
Actor arrested for protesting police brutality
The actor that is known for his bad-boy role as Jughead Jones on “Riverdale,” Cole Sprouse was arrested on Sunday while protesting on Broadway in downtown Santa Monica, California. Sprouse participated in a protest against police brutality and discrimination in regard to the recent wrongful death of George Floyd.
About a mile away from downtown Santa Monica a group of people gathered earlier that day to hold a moment of silence to honor the lives lost due to police brutality. Sprouse participated in the other protest event later with the crowd chanting the last words of George Floyd, “I can’t breathe.”
As the peaceful protest started to disperse another group started vandalizing and looting local businesses. The Gap store and Sake House restaurant were both victims of arson with fire damage.
The police on the scene stated that they didn’t have enough resources or capacity to stop protestors from looting and rioting with the only option to contain the perimeter. As the day progressed the officers started to cut off intersections and began to close in, encouraging crowds to disperse.
Sprouse was resilient, refusing to leave while complying with police that was forcing protestors east. Eventually, the police started detaining protestors including Sprouse who was put in zip-tie handcuffs.
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Sprouse shared his experience on Instagram on Monday afternoon saying that the police warned protestors with arrest if they refused to disperse. Sprouse further explained when protestors attempted to leave, there was another line of police blocking the route he was taking then the police started putting people in handcuffs.
Some are taking advantage of this situation to riot and vandalize, taking media attention away from the important issue behind these protests. Sprouse said, “It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me.”
David Brown was arrest with Sprouse saying they were in a holding cell for 90 minutes, charged with misdemeanor violating curfew and released. Brown further explains that police told the group of protestors that they could leave through one path and were not allowed to leave when they attempted to disperse.
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