Chair, Chicago's Aviation Committee: bumping should have happened BEFORE passengers entered plane.
And the Aviation officers involved in this have just proven why they should NOT be armed with guns -- as they have been lobbying for.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/viral-video-kills-chance-aviation-security-officers-will-be-armed/
Viral video of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight has virtually snuffed out any chance for city aviation security officers to be authorized to carry weapons, an influential alderman said Monday.
Ald. Mike Zalewski (23rd), chairman of the City Council’s Aviation Committee, said Sunday’s embarrassing incident at O’Hare Airport was so “poorly handled from A-to-Z” that the officers have lost their argument to bear arms.
Zalewski said the aviation officer who is now on a leave of absence had no business getting involved in the incident, let alone boarding the flight from Chicago to Louisville.
It should have been handled by United, O’Hare’s flagship carrier, in the boarding area, before passengers ever boarded the flight, the alderman said.
SNIP
