Denise Kemal

lost her job in a most unusual way.

The Southwest

Airlines flight attendant was fired for violating a zero-tolerance drug

policy. A spokesperson for the airline told a San Diego newspaper that,

according to company policy, the "illegal use of drugs, narcotics

or controlled substances off duty and off company premises is not acceptable

and may result in termination because it can affect on-the-job performance

and the confidence of our customers in the company's ability to meet its

responsibilities."

Kemal smoked

marijuana off duty. Her employers found out when she testified in the

Danielle van Dam kidnapping and murder trial about her activities the

night the seven-year-old girl disappeared. Her testimony was televised

nationwide, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, and Southwest axed

her two weeks after she took the stand. Kemal, who is recently divorced

and now lives in Florida, said the move by Southwest has ruined her life.

She was identified

as one of the female friends who partied with Brenda van Dam, Danielle's

mother, the night of the kidnaping. Kemal testified that she smoked some

marijuana in the van Dams' garage before she, Brenda van Dam and another

woman went to a local restaurant and bar where they met David Westerfield,

the van Dams' next-door neighbor who is accused of the murder of Danielle.

Other witnesses testified that Brenda was seen "dirty dancing"

with Westerfield that very night, a charge she denies.

This case is

one of the most incredible examples I've ever seen of parents being put

on trial after suffering the loss of a child at the hands of another.

Simply put, the defense has alleged that Danielle's parents let a number

of unseemly characters into their home and lived a lifestyle that made

such an abduction possible. Say what you want about lawyers trying to

get Westerfield off, but you can't say much about what the van Dams have

admitted to in court.

Some other

samples from the trial testimony are as follows:

Westerfield

met Brenda van Dam the previous week at the same bar, where she was with

her same two girl friends. He bought them a round of drinks, and that

was about it. They had never spoken before that, except for one time last

year when Danielle sold him some Girl Scout cookies at his home.

When she brought

Danielle and her sister around a few days after the meeting at the bar

to sell more Girl Scout cookies, Westerfield asked her to introduce him

to some of her female friends. He also told her he occasionally hosted

"adult" parties and the two of them exchanged contact information.

The three

ladies went