A Texas woman complained she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane. The woman has demanded an apology and her attorney has contacted the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week.
37 year-old Mandi Hamlin said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when her nipple piercings was discovered by a TSA agent using a handheld detector, after she passed through a larger scanner without problems.
According to Hamlin, several male officers then told her she could not board her flight until the jewelry was removed.
Hamlin managed to remove one bar-shaped piercing, but had difficulty with the second, a ring. She said the officer gave her pliers to remove the ring, which caused her physical pain.
"I wouldn't wish this experience upon anyone," 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."
Nipple ring search procedures faulty, TSA admits
Apparently Hamlin should have been informed by the TSA agents she had a right to a "pat-down" inspection, instead of removing her nipple piercings. This option was never offered to her and the TSA has admitted a review of their procedures is in order.
All the same, if I was Janet Jackson or Ice-T's girlfriend Coco, I'd think carefully about flying in future....
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