
A man dressed as a broccoli was arrested at an Extinction Rebellion protest in London.
That’s it. That’s the story.
Hundreds of climate change protesters have been arrested in the government’s crackdown as demonstrators glued themselves to buildings in London’s financial hub in a bid to cause “maximum disruption" as protests moved into their second week.
In a moment of levity, a man, who wore green face paint, a suit and floret-esque hat was arrested by police.
He had been seen earlier in the day holding a sign reading:
I’m locally sourced and environmentally friendly.
Reuters reporter Andrew RC Marshall posted a video of the arrest online, captioning the clip:
Well, that was a first in a long journalistic career. I just filmed police on Oxford Street arrest an @XRebellionUK protester dressed like a broccoli. As they cuffed him, he cried ‘Free the pea!’ and held aloft a floret of broccoli like it was the liberty torch.
Well, that was a first in a long journalistic career. I just filmed police on Oxford Street arrest an … https://t.co/qJCDbW98ha— Andrew RC Marshall (@Andrew RC Marshall) 1570986891
The video shows the unnamed man being handcuffed by three police officers.
Broccoli man quickly became a viral sensation online
“Cook him, Danno.” https://t.co/X3XjDTsUCh— Stephen Mangan (@Stephen Mangan) 1571077415
It's official: in London, broccoli is illegal! https://t.co/1hiGSps82U— Carlos Latuff (@Carlos Latuff) 1571081159
“Give peas a chance!” ☮️ https://t.co/YJMCNkaGTc— Julia Macfarlane 🏴🇮🇩 (@Julia Macfarlane 🏴🇮🇩) 1571068745
He must have been pretty steamed. https://t.co/yL59WrRBYM— Alex Dale (@Alex Dale) 1571069066
man you could've told me this was part of some parliamentary tradition and I would've just accepted it https://t.co/o2P7dazO0I— Tim Murphy (@Tim Murphy) 1571077651
"Give peas a chance!" the broccoli floret shouted as he was arrested. It is unclear is he was arrested for a "breac… https://t.co/m4XN92HCMT— Daniel Sandford (@Daniel Sandford) 1571044669
@StephenMangan They shouldn't be arresting him. They should be arresting the giant Biotech companies responsible fo… https://t.co/Ro2zRCTZ15— Clark Coleman01 (@Clark Coleman01) 1571080043
One of your 5 arrests a day. https://t.co/wRo5yZAYwq— Gary Lineker 💙 (@Gary Lineker 💙) 1571077122
The giant Broccoli has been identified as a man as Roland
Mr Broccoli’s real name is Roland, of the Extinction Rebellion offshoot @RebelsAnimal. They say he was detained und… https://t.co/UTkqGqm0LG— Andrew RC Marshall (@Andrew RC Marshall) 1571078607
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