this is funny and sad at the same time; you can be arrested for eating at a subway station but not for leaving the previously enjoyed food remnants at the same place. public eating a crime but public crapping ignored. that's what 'our' county has come to;

The director of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has hit out at the firm’s general manager, branding his apology to a man handcuffed for eating a sandwich on a station platform as ‘humiliating’.

Transit cops in the Bay Area were filmed handcuffing 31-year-old Steve Foster for eating a sandwich while waiting to board a subway at Pleasant Hill Station in Walnut Creek, California, on Monday last week.

An officer was seen in the video appearing to grab Foster, who is black, holding onto his rucksack as the passenger pleaded to be let go.

After public outrage was sparked when a clip of the incident went viral online, BART General Manager Robert Powers issued an apology to Foster, insisting ‘Enforcement of infractions, such as eating and drinking inside our paid area, should not be used to prevent us from delivering on our mission to provide safe, reliable, and clean transportation.’

‘I apologize to Mr. Foster, our riders, employees, and the public who have had an emotional reaction to the video,’  Powers continued.

However, on Tuesday, BART Director Debora Allen voiced outrage over the incident once more – but this time the scorn was aimed at Powers, rather than the officer.

‘I think that our police officer, in this case, acted exactly the way he is expected to. To uphold the law. The whole thing has been rather humiliating to our police force that our General Manager reacted this way,’ said BART Director Debora Allen

The Police Union also issued a statement in defense of the officer, who they said acted calmly and professionally when he advised Foster of ‘the prohibition against eating in the paid area of the station.’

‘Unfortunately Foster immediately became hostile and belligerent,’ the Union continued.

Foster, however, remains adamant that the officer overreacted and has also rejected Foster’s apology as he explores his legal options.

And a number of ‘eat-in’ protests have been scheduled for this weekend in solidarity with Foster, who many believe was wrongfully detained.

One Facebook event encouraging a ‘McMuffin eat-in’ is titled: ‘Eat a McMuffin on BART: They Can’t Stop Us All.’..........https://www.amren.com/news/2019/11/bart-director-slams-the-transport-companys-general-manager-for-apologizing-to-black-man-arrested-for-eating-a-sandwich-on-california-train-platform/