Climate Activists Who Terrorized with 'Red Powder' Under U.S. Constitution... Eventually Arrested

National Archives "Wants the Highest Level of Punishment"

Climate activists in the United States staged a protest by sprinkling red powder on the U.S. Constitution displayed at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

On the 14th (local time), AFP and other news agencies reported that two climate activists sprinkled red powder on the protective glass covering the U.S. Constitution on display and demanded the government stop fossil fuel subsidies and the president declare a 'climate emergency.'

It was reported that they shouted at the scene, "We all deserve to breathe clean air and drink clean water." Fortunately, the Constitution document was enclosed in glass and appears to have not been damaged.

Climate protest at the U.S. National Archives. [Image source=Ford Fischer X account·Yonhap News]

The National Archives arrested the two individuals and closed the exhibition hall for the day. Colin Shogan, Chief Records Officer of the National Archives, stated in a press release, "We take this act of vandalism very seriously and will insist that the perpetrators receive the maximum punishment allowed by law."

The environmental group Declare Emergency announced via social media that they were responsible for the protest. The group wrote, "We do not want the end of civilization, but right now we are heading down that path."

Climate activists are increasingly adopting more radical protest methods to amplify their voices. In September last year, German climate activists sprayed orange paint on six pillars of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, a symbol of reunification, and were arrested by police.

Earlier, in July last year, Scottish activists sprayed pink paint on the protective glass covering the portrait of Charles III at the National Portrait Gallery, and in June, Swedish activists caused controversy by committing a 'paint attack' on Monet's artwork displayed at the National Museum in Stockholm.

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