InFlames20
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 Posted: 03/31/08 - 11:35 Post subject: Nipple piercing not allowed in L.A. airplanes! |
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Shocking news comes from L.A. One Texas woman was forced to remove her nipple piercing with pliers in order to board an airplane.
The news has traveled the world causing angry reactions, especially from travelers.
Mandi Hamlin, the woman that had to go through all that hell and public disgrace, is now demanding an apology from TSA (Transportation Security Administration).
Hamlin said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a TSA 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 was than asked to remove her piercing. They gave her pliers with which she had problems while she was trying to remove her nipple ring. Trying to remove nipple ring and finally removing it, has caused her physical pain.
Hamlin’s attorney has sent a letter to TSA this week, requesting a civil rights investigation.
But the whole story ended well. TSA gave a statement saying:
"TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets the situation in which she found herself," the agency said in a statement. "We appreciate her raising awareness on this issue and we are changing the procedures to ensure that this does not happen again."
And the Hamlin has accepted that statement as an apology. |
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