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DC pays $50,000 after police cuffed a man for playing Star Wars music at Guard troops
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DC Office of Police Complaints. Ask OPC whether it reviewed this detention, and urge it to include stops tied to the 2025 federal surge in its next policy report.
02 · Other ways to actYour district and soonest deadlines first
02Send an emailCouncilmember Brooke Pinto, Chair, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety. Ask the committee to require MPD to report whether the four officers were investigated or disciplined, and what guidance officers now get on detaining people who film or protest Guard and federal patrols.Open email