Woman Says TSA Forced her to remove her Nipple rings

This is a good place to drop general and weird news, entertainment, and general show prep material that might be interesting to air talent or producers. Hot dog threads ALWAYS welcome.

Moderators: The People's DJ, David Paleg

Post Reply
CoolBreeze
Member
Member
Posts: 1874
Joined: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:30 am

Woman Says TSA Forced her to remove her Nipple rings

Post by CoolBreeze »

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation.

"I wouldn't wish this experience upon anyone," Mandi Hamlin said at a news conference. "My experience with TSA was a nightmare I had to endure. No one deserves to be treated this way."

Hamlin, 37, said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a Transportation Security Administration agent after passing through a larger metal detector without problems.

The female TSA agent used a handheld detector that beeped when it passed in front of Hamlin's chest, the Dallas-area resident said.

Hamlin said she told the woman she was wearing nipple piercings. The women then called over her male colleagues, one of whom said she would have to remove the jewelry, Hamlin said.

Hamlin said she could not remove them and asked whether she could instead display her pierced breasts in private to the female agent. But several other male officers told her she could not board her flight until the jewelry was out, she said.

More...
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... mage=large

Image
"I know I've got a lot against me: I'm White, I'm Protestant, I'm hard working. Don't you have an Amendment to protect me"? Archie Bunker
Cameron
Member
Member
Posts: 891
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:41 am
Location: Birmingham Ala-BAMA!
Contact:

Post by Cameron »

Image
------------------------
Cameron Smith - CSRE®
Senior Member - SBE 68 Birmingham
Senior Technical Product Manager - JD Sports U.S.|Hibbett Sports
AmpedNow
Member
Member
Posts: 2415
Joined: Tue Apr 16, 2002 4:46 am
Location: none

Post by AmpedNow »

Image
User avatar
cgarison
Member
Member
Posts: 2032
Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2001 11:28 pm
Location: The Encampment

Post by cgarison »

Cameron wrote:Image
The aluminum foil cucumber came to mind when I read the title to the thread.
The first step in a successful revolution is to defeat all competing revolutionaries.
Post Reply