Divergent star Shailene Woodley was arrested on October 10, Monday, for criminal trespassing, while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline at a construction site in North Dakota. The actress have recorded the entire protest experience, including the part where she got arrested by riot police.
According to a spokesperson for Morton County, North Dakota, Woodley was one of the 27 people arrested of criminal trespassing while engaging in the riot.
CNN reported that the 1,172-mile pipeline stretches from the oil-rich Bakken Formation, an underground deposit where North Dakota meets Canada. Protesters have been saying that this project will bring damage to the environment, and will affect the tribal lands of the Native Americans as well. If completed, the pipeline would carry 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day from North Dakota to Illinois.
At the beginning of the video, Woodley, 24, has been seen saying in disgust that the riot police are arriving in the place where there is a peaceful protest and people praying. The location has then found out to be the site in Morton County, North Dakota.
The video recorded is over two hours long, and has been viewed more than 2.4 million times. It is towards the end of the video that the part of Woodley being arrested is seen, and eventhough she got handcuffed, the actress made sure that the recording still goes on, so she asked her mom, who was by her side during the protest, to continue recording the event live.
According to AV Club, Woodley has been known as one of the biggest political activists in her generation, making public stance against significant issues, and standing for Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders, as the actress has been eyeing Sanders' ideals of political revolution, which is stopping the Dakota Access Pipeline.
A DC circuit court denied the Sioux motion for an injunction against the construction of the pipeline on Sunday, according to a source. The court stated that the burden presented by the tribe was not enough for an injunction grant that is required for a halt of the construction.
However, it has been noted by the court that a necessary easement, which is likely to be just weeks away, is still waiting for approval from the government.
