I had to look this up but, its true. It is illegal to eat on BART train platform in California.
Also, the guy eating the sandwich got beligerant with the cop before the other cops arrived, calling him a f*gg*t and saying, "You f___in' fag. Ask your mama what my name is, that's what you can do."
Agency's independent police auditor gathering evidence on incident in which man wound up in handcuffs after encounter with officer.
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