Woman: TSA Made Her Remove Nipple Ring With Pliers

A Dallas woman said she wants an apology from airport security screeners because they made her remove her nipple rings before boarding a flight.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, used a mannequin to demonstrate at a news conference how she had to use pliers to remove one of her rings because of the scar tissue that had grown around it.

She had been stopped at a security checkpoint at the Lubbock, Texas, airport before a flight to Dallas.

Hamlin said Transportation Security Administration agents took her behind a curtain to remove the rings, even though TSA policy says a "pat-down search" is enough.

Hamlin said she heard male agents snickering while she painfully removed the ring.

"The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary," said her attorney, Gloria Allred. "The last time that I checked, a nipple was not a dangerous weapon."

Hamlin said she wants a civil rights investigation in addition to the apology.

"I felt surprised, embarrassed, humiliated, and scared," Hamlin said at the news conference, which was held in Los Angeles. "My experience with TSA was a nightmare I had to endure. The situation was totally out of control. I will not sit quietly. No one deserves to go through this."

Lubbock's TSA customer service manager said the screening was handled appropriately.
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Ummmm, I guess they could be used to poke the pilots eye out.:D

Really though....what a crock of shit!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Good thing she didnt have a ring in her...yumyum.
But thats pretty crazy,do you know if it was a female TSA worker who supervised the removal of the ring?Must have been,but the snickering and laughing would be embarassing.

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Originally Posted by StickyfingahZ

Good thing she didnt have a ring in her...yumyum.
But thats pretty crazy,do you know if it was a female TSA worker who supervised the removal of the ring?Must have been,but the snickering and laughing would be embarassing.

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"Hamlin said she heard male agents snickering while she painfully removed the ring."

Sounds like there were a few infractions here.......I can see a HUGE lawsuit in her future. CHA-CHING!!!!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Yes sir homeland security is being dilligent saving us from all the terroists with nipple rings.lol
Goodbye democracy.

I just realized that she was going on a flight from Lubbock to Dallas. Not an international flight. Not even an interstate flight. Outrageous. She deserves more than an apology. Those agents who thought it was so funny need to start looking for new jobs- ones where they don't deal with the public. Assholes.