Ditangkap Polisi, Cole Sprouse: Tangan Kami Diikat

Adiyoga Priambodo , Jurnalis-Selasa, 02 Juni 2020 |17:22 WIB

Ditangkap Polisi, Cole Sprouse: Tangan Kami Diikat

Cole Sprouse (Foto: Bustle)

LOS ANGELES - Cole Sprouse menjadi salah satu artis Hollywood yang ikut turun ke jalanan untuk demonstrasi atas kasus George Floyd belum lama ini.

Rupanya, Cole harus mengalami pengalaman pahit lantaran ia ikut terciduk dan ditangkap oleh polisi. Cole Sprouse ditangkap saat berunjuk rasa di Santa Monica, California.

Sang artis lantas membagikan pengalamannya ditangkap oleh polisi lewat media sosial yang ia unggah.

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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.

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"Sekelompok demonstran aksi damai, termasuk saya, ditangkap kemarin di Santa Monica," tulis Sprouse.

Awalnya, pihak kepolisian memberikan pilihan kepada pendemo untuk pulang atau ditangkap. Sprouse lantas memilih untuk pulang, namun ia justru terperangkap dan sialnya ia tertangkap.

"Saat itu, mereka mulai mengikat tangan kami dengan zip," katanya.

Cole Sprouse menjadi salah satu artis yang menyuarakan protes terhadap kematian George Floyd yang dibunuh polisi Amerika Serikat. Tak hanya di media sosial, mereka juga ikut turun ke jalan.

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