{"id":1966850,"date":"2023-07-07T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-under-arrest\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T15:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:24:46","slug":"ben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-under-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-under-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s co-founder arrested for liberal activities."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-under-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s Liberal Co-Founder Placed Under Arrest<\/h2>\n<p>Ben Cohen, the co-founder of the beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cream-brand-discreetly-changed-name-of-flavor-after-questions-raised-over-possibly-racist-origin\/\" title=\"Ice Cream Brand Discreetly Changed Name Of Flavor After Questions Raised Over Possibly Racist Origin\">ice cream brand<\/a> Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s, made headlines on Thursday when he found himself in handcuffs during a demonstration in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/06\/ben-jerrys-co-founder-ben-cohen-arrested-during-dc-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Cohen joined forces with Jodie Evans, co-founder of the feminist group CODEPINK, to protest the U.S. government&#8217;s prosecution of Julian Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks.<\/p>\n<p>Braving the pouring rain, Cohen and Evans sat outside the Department of Justice for nearly an hour, sending a powerful message of dissent.<\/p>\n<p>In a bold act of protest, Cohen set ablaze a sign that read &#8220;Freedom of the Press,&#8221; arguing that Assange&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-under-arrest\/\" title=\"Ben &#038; Jerry's co-founder arrested for liberal activities.\">legal ordeal undermines<\/a> the First Amendment right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no democracy without freedom of the press because the press is the only thing that can hold government accountable,&#8221; Cohen passionately stated. &#8220;And there&#8217;s no freedom of the press as long as Assange is being prosecuted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s Co-Founder Ben Cohen burns the Bill of Rights outside the Department of Justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer?\">@dcexaminer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9L9eJgpeue\">pic.twitter.com\/9L9eJgpeue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Gentile (@lukegentile21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukegentile21\/status\/1677002014834737152?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nVideo footage captured the moment when Cohen and Evans were arrested for obstructing the entrance to the DOJ building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">American activist, co-founder of the Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-be-dismantled-ben-jerrys-attacks-americas-police-system\/\" title=\"\u2018Must Be Dismantled\u2019: Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Attacks America\u2019s Police System\">ice cream company<\/a>, one of the most popular in the USA, Ben Cohen was arrested in Washington at a protest in support of Julian Assange near the Ministry of Justice building.<br \/>\n&#8220;While Julian Assange is under investigation and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8fBaMYHKmu\">pic.twitter.com\/8fBaMYHKmu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpriterTeam\/status\/1677273783889960961?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The protesters were eventually released after three hours in police custody. Cohen wasted no time and took to Twitter to urge President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-stupid-joe-admits-rest-america-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> to drop the charges against Assange.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Jodie and I have been released from police custody after being held for ~3hrs. It&#8217;s time for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> to follow thru with his promise \u2014 Journalism is NOT a crime. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dropthecharges?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dropthecharges<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAssange?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAssange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3960AJZurb\">pic.twitter.com\/3960AJZurb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Cohen (@YoBenCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoBenCohen\/status\/1677071259429994497?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nAssange, currently detained in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navalny-speaks-about-faith-in-god-after-russian-court-rejects-his-appeal\/\" title=\"Navalny Speaks About Faith In God After Russian Court Rejects His Appeal\">high-security prison<\/a> in London, awaits extradition to the U.S. on 18 charges, including alleged violations of the Espionage Act.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from Wikileaks&#8217; publication of classified documents related to the Iraq War and Guantanamo Bay in 2010 and 2011. If convicted, Assange could face a lifetime behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen and the ice cream brand he co-founded have a history of participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-wading-issue-doesnt-understand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stunts<\/a> and protests to promote various liberal causes.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, on Independence Day, Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s sparked controversy with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> declaring that the U.S. exists on &#8220;stolen Indigenous land&#8221; and calling for its return.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=unilever+stock+price&#038;rlz=1CAZJXP_enUS933&#038;oq=unilever+stock+price&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgcIBxAAGIAEMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAE0gEIMjM4NWoxajeoAgCwAgA&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stock price<\/a> of its parent company, Unilever, subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-parent-company-gets-stock-rocked-ice-cream-maker-posts-woke-july-4-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped<\/a> and has yet to recover three days later.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-liberal-co-founder-placed-arrest\/\">Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s Liberal Co-Founder Placed Under Arrest<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s ice cream, was arrested during a protest in Washington, D.C. 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