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Ben of ‘Ben & Jerry’s’ arrested during jet noise protest

FILE - In a Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, shows off his shirt during a rally for campaign finance overhaul at the Statehouse, in Concord, N.H. Cohen was one of three activists arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday, March 3, 2018, after blasting jet noise from a mobile public address system at fighter plane protest in Burlington, Vermont. He said the goal was to simulate what it might be like for Vermont residents living under the flight path of Vermont National Guard F-35 fighters in 2019. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
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The Associated Press
March 4, 2018 - 12:04 pm
 

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream knew he was disturbing the peace with a noisy demonstration against fighter jets.

Ben Cohen told the Burlington Free Press that’s exactly the point.

Cohen was one of three activists arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday after blasting jet noise from a mobile public address system in Burlington, Vermont.

He said the goal was to simulate what it might be like for residents living under the flight path of Vermont National Guard F-35 fighters. He tweeted that if he violated the city noise ordinance then the fighter jets will, too.

Burlington voters will weigh in Tuesday on whether city officials should oppose F-35s at the Burlington International Airport. Critics say the F-35s are noisier than fighters currently used by the Vermont National Guard.

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