A white mother and her 10-year-old Black daughter were stopped by a Southwest employee and two Denver police officers after a flight attendant found them suspicious and suspected the mother of human trafficking.
Mary MacCarthy and her daughter Moira flew from Los Angeles, California, to Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 22, with a stop in San Jose after they received news that MacCarthy’s brother died the night before.
MacCarthy learned they were pulled aside because a flight attendant suspected her of potential human trafficking, according to a report by the Denver Police Department. Upon seeing the officers, MacCarthy said she went into “panic mode,” fearing they’d bring news of another death in family. When they questioned her and her daughter, she realized they were being stopped for an entirely different reason.
The incident was closed as “unfounded” with no further action necessary, according to the police report. The airline did not share why an employee found MacCarthy and her daughter suspicious, but said all employees undergo “robust training on human trafficking.” "Before you call the police, stop and check your own possible biases ... We should all be more educated than that and more sensitive now in 2021,” she said.
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