Flashback: Man Getting Arrested For Eating Sandwich On A Train Platform In San Francisco Went Viral

Posted • July 3, 2024: Video From A Few Years Ago Showing A Man Getting Arrested For Eating A Sandwich On A Train Platform In San Francisco Goes Viral For Obvious Reasons 一 In 2019, A police officer detained and cited a man eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform, a confrontation captured on a viral video. In the video posted on social media, the Bay Area Rapid Transit policeman told the man, later identified as Steve Foster, that eating on the platform is against state law. The officer keeps his hand on Foster’s backpack while Foster angrily addresses the camera and the officer. Foster insisted he was doing nothing wrong and refused to give his name. The November 4 incident escalated and Foster was handcuffed when a second officer arrived at the train platform.

The police and city later apologized to Foster but the video has now gone viral to show the absurd priorities of San Francisco police. As the city has become a crime-infested rat's nest, police tend to focus on mundane non-crimes to make them look like they are working for a paycheck.