This is the same police force that arrested a woman for finishing a candy bar on the steps down to the Metro (the last of the candy bar was in her mouth as she decended), and fined a 12 year old for eating one french fry. These people didn't do anything criminal. Too often today the police have a power trip and arrest people for just disagreeing with them. I give kudos to this woman who stood up to the ignorant power-hungry thug.
It's easier and safer to go after people like that than the real thugs.
Err, yes, they did. Open food on the Metro is a violation.
It'll be my tax and fare dollars that pay to clean up those candy bars and potatochips ~ not yours!
The Metro police used to just hand over these miscreants to the Arlington County cops who run this interesting little jail where the first thing they do at intake is give you a strip search with full body cavity examination!
These people can learn to live with the standards of the people who own and operate Metro or they can WALK!