Rosario Dawson Speaks Out After Getting Arrested at Capitol Hill Protest

Rosario Dawson spoke out on Saturday (April 16) after getting arrested a day prior during a "Democracy Spring" protest on Capitol Hill. The actress, who has endorsed presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in the upcoming election, was among a large group of people protesting against the corruption of money in politics. 

She told reporters, "I wanted personally to be in solidarity with the other folks who put themselves on the line and really just to bring attention to this because I think that's just vitally important." 

While giving her statement, Rosario also addressed police brutality, "The police were really great with us, really lovely. I have to say that is not the case for so many people: Dreamers, Black Lives Matter activists, so many people are not seeing this kind of courageousness ... I hope that officers across the nation can take heed of that and recognize that the peaceful protests that are going around the nation should also be treated in the same way as we are being treated today."

Check out her full statement up top.

Source: The Young Turks/USA Today