not named: Man handcuffed by BART transit police for eating sandwich files suit alleging racial...

Man handcuffed by BART transit police for eating sandwich files lawsuit alleging racial profiling

A black man detained and cited by police for eating a breakfast sandwich on a BART platform is suing a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train system, alleging he was racially profiled. California state law prohibits eating in the paid area of the BART system. Video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The man’s attorney said BART police officers falsely states that Steven Foster resisted arrest. Foster, of Concord, and his attorney, John Burris, filed a claim on Thursday, putting BART on notice of the civil lawsuit. A 15-minute video of the encounter between an unidentified white ...

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