This footage shows the detective holding and talking on his police radio while holding his weapon in a non-threatening manner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAgQK...ayer_embedded#
If anyone here who has been trained in WDC police procedure and who knows the local laws can explain why that is not appropriate, that would be appreciated.
The protesters blocking traffic and taunting police officers; is that, or is that not, a crime?