Jane Fonda Arrested Outside U.S. Capitol Building At Climate Change Protest

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Source: CBS News

Jane Fonda was arrested Friday as she protested climate change on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. The 81-year-old actress and a group of protestors were participating in her weekly "Fire Drill Friday" campaign.

A total of 16 people were arrested at the protest on Friday, Capitol Police told CBS News. They were all charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding.

Fonda, who moved to Washington, D.C., to fight against climate change, made a vow to demonstrate on the steps of the Capitol building every Friday through January. Celebrities, scientists, economists and people from impacted communities will join her for "Fire Drill Friday," each week.

"I will be on the Capitol every Friday, rain or shine, inspired and emboldened by the incredible movement our youth have created. I can no longer stand by and let our elected officials ignore – and even worse – empower – the industries that are destroying our planet for profit. We can not continue to stand for this," Fonda says on her website. -More...

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-fonda-arrested-today-us-capitol-building-steps-climage-change-protest-fire-drill-friday-2019-10-11/

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[madaboutharry]

1. Good for her.

[montanacowboy]

2. She is still fighting the good fight

her and her ex, Ted Turner

[Owl]

3. Jane rocks!

[ancianita]

4. I should be there, too.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. She does Rock!

[llmart]

6. Way to go, Jane!

She's an amazing woman who is still fighting for just causes.

[Karadeniz]

7. You go, girl!!!❤❤❤❤

[LuvNewcastle]

8. She's brave!

She's letting all the psycho Hanoi Jane haters know where she's going to be every Friday. Thanks, Jane.

[PatrickforO]

9. Good for Jane!

We need to turn this country around.

[proud patriot]

10. I just love her

[Mc Mike]

11. Thanks, Ms. Fonda. Still rockin after all these years.

[FakeNoose]

12. This is great - more people will get involved now

Jane Fonda - you rock!

[BigmanPigman]

13. Fucking A Jane!

We're with you!!!!!

[NurseJackie]

14. I love Jane...

... Jane FONDA, I mean.

[malthaussen]

15. Yay, Jane.

Never too old to rock.

-- Mal

[GoCubsGo]

16. Arrested for exercising her First Amendment rights?

SMGDH.

[Captain Stern]

20. No. That isn't what she was arrested for.

The people arrested were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding.

I'm guessing the police would have looked the other way if all the protestors had been doing was crowding or obstructing....but damn, once some of them started doing the whole incommoding thing, I don't think they left the authorities any other options.

[Marthe48]

17. God Bless them!

n/t

[Turbineguy]

18. "..... incommoding...."

So is climate change.

[ManiacJoe]

19. Sad what passes for reporting these days........