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San Francisco Official Wants to Keep Police Out of Airline Strife

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Demonstrators protest outside the United Airlines terminal at O'Hare International Airport on April 11, 2017, in Chicago. United has been struggling to restore its corporate image after a cellphone video was released showing a passenger being dragged from his seat and bloodied by airport police after he refused to leave a reportedly overbooked flight.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A San Francisco supervisor has asked the city to draft legislation preventing its police from removing passengers from commercial airplanes that overbook seats.

KCBS reports that Supervisor Jeff Sheehy on Tuesday asked the city attorney's office to draft the legislation.

"I don't think our police should be involved in that," Sheehy said.

The request comes after a widely circulated video of a passenger being dragged off a United Express flight by airport police in Chicago prompted an apology by the company's CEO.

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San Francisco police provide security at San Francisco International Airport in most areas.

Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Andraychak declined comment on the proposed legislation, but noted that officers called out to a situation on an aircraft would usually interview involved parties and "try to mediate a resolution" where possible.

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