The chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington filed a notice in federal court saying that city officials had agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to the plaintiff, Sam O’Hara, in exchange for being released from the lawsuit. Scott Michelman, the legal director of the A.C.L.U. chapter, said that the settlement “was a significant amount Mr. O’Hara is pleased with but that we are not disclosing to respect Mr. O’Hara’s privacy.”

I wish they hadn't settled, since unfortunately an unconstitutional arrest to generate a speech-chilling headline, followed by buying-off a settlement, is just a take-rights-now-pay-layer strategy that still leads to fascism.

fuck yeah! Anyone else want to go to DC and follow the national guard around blasting Celldwellers version of the imperial march. Willing to split the settlement money 60:40!

edit: typo fix

Oh Sam O'Hara.. my sweet summer child... you could have used this to change the course of history. Yet you blunder and succumb to the capitalist pigs with valueless currency.

What a disgrace.

"The statement also said that the settlement did not require any change in department policy."

Of course... Smh

now that's what I call snowflakes