Posted on 03/27/2008 9:07:40 PM PDT by Deek1969
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.
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That woman should take Amtrak
I dealt with the morons of TSA humorously in my Larry the Cable Guy movie, “Witless Protection.”
Good thing we “professionalized” them.
Somehow I have trouble giving a damn about someone have to remove a nipple rings.
Actually this is way, way too funny.
I’ve been through the airport in Lubbock and will admit, they did a much more thorough search than the Houston airport - they pulled me aside and went through my purse and also went through the diaper bag of the couple in front of me........but someone please tell me the picture is NOT the 37 year old woman the story is written about.
Cool. I'll have to see it.
This woman should just be greatful she didn't have a metal plate in her skull. That might have been messy.
You could probably make a movie ala Reno 911 based on nothing but true stories like this and make a mint.
Well, whenever I board a flight, I have to remove the chain saw which is hanging from my nipples, so I don’t see what’s the big deal.
really?
congratulations
I have too. So have several of my friends. These employees if not working for TSA, would be not qualified to receive welfare benes
Definitely not a Texas Tech girl......;^) thanks
LOL
Three different women in our office watched that video, and all three laughed until they cried.
ttiwwp
Um.....do people with nipple rings take them out like earrings get taken out? I just don’t know about any of this ...... or are they meant as PERMANENT???? And, by the way, what is the PURPOSE of a nipple ring???? Ooppss....maybe I shouldn’t ask that here....not enough time for me to stick around for the answers tonight!
I probably would too.
I had included “just rip that sucker out” in my earlier post but thought better of it.
I didn’t know Gloria Allred is from Texas!!!!!
I think they hang the towels there after a shower.................or something like that.
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