'You singled me out, out of all these people,' Steve Foster told the arresting officer.
an"eat-in" demonstration at the Bay Area Rapid Transit public transportation system on Saturday after a black man was detained and handcuffed by police officers last week for eating a sandwich while waiting for a train.
Videos of the incident have gone viral on social media, with many on Twitter and Facebook suggesting that the man was targeted by a white police officer because he was back. According to BART officials, it is illegal under California state law to eat while within the transit system's facilities. However, in the video the detained man—Steve Foster—and other bystanders point out to the arresting officer that passengers eat at the station all the time.
"You singled me out, out of all these people," Foster told the officer in a viral clip of the incident.My mind canât even begin to comprehend the arrogance needed to justify this nonsense
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