Ikut Demo Kematian George Floyd, Aktor Riverdale Cole Sprouse Ngaku Ditahan Aparat Kepolisian

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Grid.ID - Aktor Cole Sprouse membagikan pengalaman kurang menyenangkan saat ikut protes kasus kematian George Floyd.

Pengalaman itu dibagikan Cole Sprouse lewat akun Instagram pribadinya, Minggu (31/5/2002) malam.

Dalam postingannya, Cole Sprouse mengaku ditangkap polisi pada akhir pekan lalu di Santa Monica, California.

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"Aku ditahan ketika ikut dalam aksi solidaritas, seperti juga banyak pelopor di Santa Monica."

"Kami diberi pilihan untuk pergi, dan diberi tahu bahwa jika tidak mundur, kami akan ditangkap."

"Ketika banyak yang berbalik untuk pergi, kami mendapati barisan polisi lain yang menghalangi rute kami, pada titik tertentu, mereka mulai memborgol kami," ceritanya.

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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. 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, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I’ll speak no more on the subject, as I’m (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the #BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.

A post shared by Cole Sprouse (@colesprouse) on Jun 1, 2020 at 1:14pm PDT

Hingga saat ini, kantor kepolisian Santa Monica belum memberikan komentar apa pun mengenai penangkapan Sprouse.

Kendati demikian, postingan aktor Riverdale ini dibanjiri dukungan dari netizen dan rekan sesama selebritis.

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