Admirable arrests have been going on for some time.
Before George Clooney’s recent arrest for protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., other famous faces have crossed the lines in the name of human rights.
Last month, Lucy Lawless was arrested after protesting aboard an oil-drilling ship in New Zealand after sneaking aboard with Greenpeace activists hoping to draw attention to global warming issues.
Daryl Hannah has been arrested more than once defending environmental issues including an arrest recently outside the White House, and Hayden Panettiere protested against the slaughtering of dolphins and whales by Japanese fisherman.
And who of course could forget Hollywood’s “winning” father Martin Sheen, who countless times has been arrested for his anti nuclear protests.