Southwest Airlines Sued for Racial Discrimination

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Woman is suing Southwest Airlines for racial discrimination after an airline employee reportedly called the police to report the woman on suspicion of child trafficking. Mary mccarthy who is white was traveling from California to Denver with her 10 year old daughter who is black. This happened in October 21 mccarthy claims they were confronted by police officers in Denver after a Southwest Airlines employee alerted authorities, police eventually let mccarthy go. Now in a statement to CNN Southwest Airlines offered their apologies and said they were conducting an internal review of the situation. They did not comment on the pending lawsuit. Mccarthy is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.