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March 28, 2008

The TSA, Nipple Rings and YOU!

Filed under: News, Security — anne @ 10:42 am

Disciples of the Marquis de Sade, this one’s for you.

It seems a woman preparing to board a plane in Lubbock last month set off the metal detector because of her nipple rings (or piercings; you know, metal stuck through flesh).

The TSA folks said, take ‘em off. Well, she tried, but apparently they were “unremovable”. So a TSA agent helpfully handed her a pair of pliers. That did the trick!

She wants an apology (oh, and she also hired attorney Gloria Allred– watch out, TSA!) Meantime, the woman eventually got through the metal detectors (which FAILED to detect her navel ring).

Tip O’ the Day: be sure your nipple rings are removable; also, listen to your mother and never to get ‘em in the first place (what about a tattoo, Ma?).
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2 Comments »

  1. Thank goodness TSA hasn’t asked my friend to remove her artificial hip when she flies!!

    Comment by DavidM — March 29, 2008 @ 1:44 am

  2. It gets worse - 70 year old woman required this week to remover her prosthetic breast before getting through check in……you need to write more about these outrages!

    Comment by Kathleen Murray — April 11, 2008 @ 10:20 am

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