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March 27, 2008
Alert: Nipple Rings a Danger at Airports
Before boarding a flight, a woman claims she was forced by the TSA to remove her nipple rings. They gave her pliers to do it with says her attorney.
The TSA currently does not have a nipple ring policy said a spokesman, but said he was "really curious to know what this woman had in her nipples." He also mentioned that he was not aware of this incident and that employees are required to check anything that raises concerns.
The story, posted on KCBS' website, gives no specifics as to when or where this happened. It almost feels like April Fool's Day, a few days early, but they say a conference will be held this afternoon here in Los Angeles about the incident.
Nevertheless, the TSA has a blog and in February claimed the web tool's success when commenters helped change policy. Maybe their next blog post will address nipple and those hooded piercings below (eek!), letting the people determine the fate of punk rock chicks and wild librarians on their next LAX visit.
More Random Fun with TSA: The TSA at LAX has a choir and the recently booted American Idol contestant, Chikezie, used to sing in it.
Photo by corrinely via Flickr
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I actually removed all my piercings because I was tired of getting stopped at airports. The last encounter with TSA took the cake:
TSA: (waving wand over chest area) Sir you can you please remove your chain?
Me: I'm not wearing a chain
TSA: (waves wand again) What is this this sir?
Me: It's a nipple ring.
TSA: (Pauses) Are you in the military?
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Commenting on TSA's blog is pointless because they edit out anything useful or properly critical.
Someone should start an independent blog like RatemyCop.
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How about ThousandsStandingAround.com?
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Or Don'tYouFeelSaferNowThatWe'veLookedAtYourShoes.com?
What's gonna happen when some enterprising tear-ist designs an explosive suppository?
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Ok folks, lets look at this from a "real" standpoint.
First of all, because of the NEW hightened security regulations at ALL airports, WE are required to abide by the rules, which includes obeying the regulation that no metal is allowed past the walk through metal detector or failing a "wand job".
Secondly, in all practicality, what is the woman doing with piercings on her nipples? I know that this is Amerika and we are free to express ourselves, and all that other happy horse trash, but there is a point where common decency has to take over and common sense too.
Thirdly, our job as U.S. citizens is to support the laws and obey them and If ANYONE says to me that "Laws are ment to be broken", I'll slap you with a dead trout! Laws are meant to be OBEYED, thats wny they were enacted, because the act was causing problems and was made illegal!! DUH!!
Just me two cents worth.
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jnoll, classic line: "If ANYONE says to me that "Laws are ment to be broken", I'll slap you with a dead trout!"
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jnoll,
You are a complete retard. Yes we all know laws were made to follow but everyone breaks the laws. And it is not metal that is in the nipple rings it is SURGICAL STEEL! (which usually do not set off metal detectors) I have been through many airports with a tongue piercing, nipple piercing and lip piercing and it has never gone off with me. Also, you are not some high class person that could determine weather a woman can have nipple rings or not, jackass. Common sense says you can't spell fucker, it's AmerICA not IKA dumb shit, this is not very patriotic of you at all. And I'd really like to see you slap someone with a dead trout so you can be laid flat by someone who has the same views I do.
Oh yeah and "LAWS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN" what now?
And that's just MY two cents!!!!!!