“Today, my 8-year-old daughters were verbally harassed, physically assaulted, and humiliated by an employee of this airline. That ends today. I bought Skyidge Airlines specifically to dismantle this culture. Effective immediately, we are implementing a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination. Any employee with a pattern of complaints will be terminated. We’re establishing a Passenger Bill of Rights that explicitly protects vulnerable travelers.”
A reporter shouted: “Miss Carter, some are saying you used your daughters as bait.”
“I respond by saying that’s exactly what I did, and I would do it again,” Vivien stated. “Because if I had revealed myself, she would have gone right back to abusing the next Black family that couldn’t fight back. By documenting her true behavior, I’ve ensured she’ll never hurt another child again.“
Rebecca Thorne was arrested, her mugshot going viral alongside the now 40-million-view video of her spitting on Simone. The news of her 14 complaints being ignored became the core of the story.