A woman who claims she was ordered by federal airport screeners to remove her nipple rings with pliers demanded an apology from the United States Transportation Security Administration on Thursday.
Mandi Hamlin (37) also called for an investigation into the February 24 incident in Lubbock, Texas, saying that snickering male agents violated TSA policy by forcing her to remove the jewelry.
”I felt surprised, embarrassed, humiliated, scared and angry,” Hamlin told reporters at the offices of her Los Angeles attorney, Gloria Allred.
”This situation was totally out of control. I will not sit quietly. No one deserves to be treated this way.”
The TSA, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security that was set up after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, said it was investigating the incident but that agents were trained to search people with piercings in ”sensitive areas” with dignity and respect. – Reuters