Man detained after playing Imperial March to troops in D.C. wins "substantial" settlement

Sam O'Hara's protest was unconventional: when National Guard troops from Ohio deployed to Washington D.C., he followed them playing the Imperial March, Star Wars' villain theme. Police detained him. According to Boing Boing, he's now won a substantial financial settlement for the wrongful detention, as the American Civil Liberties Union confirms.

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