At the Lubbock, TX airport, a woman was wanded by TSA and the alarm sounded at her nipple ring piercings. She is suing them!

Seriously, does anyone really not know that we are supposed to remove all jewelry before entering security? Did she not see the 2 dozen signs along the way to security?

So, whose side is right?

From what I've heard, in news reports in my area today: The woman, so far, is seeking an apology from the TSA, but has not determined to sue or not.

I answered that the TSA should not have embarrassed her, yet I wish I could have qualified my response by also stating that TSA could have handled the situation differently and didn't have to make jokes or laugh about the entire fiasco. That response, to me, just isn't very professional.

Sure, she should have been aware that her piercings could trip alarms/signals. Treating her with dignity would have fared much better, I suspect.

Just some of my thoughts.

I don't think they had any reason to ask her to remove them. They don't ask you to remove jewelry normally and if your explanation is adequate when they wand you they don't care. (not that I have nipple piercings...) They've let me through with much worse on an explanation.

My sister's MIL is always humiliated when she goes through TSA. She triggers the alarm and has to get checked because of her mastectomy and bra. I've seen how upset she gets just by being wanded - she feels like a spectacle. I can't imagine being asked to remove your piercings - the area they have for the "special checks" is really not appropriate to be doing that.

Maybe she gave them some attitude so they thought they'd have some fun with her. I've found that a little begging, pleading, and just generally being really nice and patient helps immensely. They let me carry all of my sharp and pointy beading tools through a couple of weeks ago with no problem.

Anyone ever see the SNL episode where the TSA person decided she had to do a "special" check on Collin Farrel. Cracks me up when I remember it - she was going to make very sure that he had no metal on him....

keys watches and jewelry and loose change and any other metal objects hello MCfly that pretty much covers any body piercings too, are we becoming such a PC society that we walk on eggshells we have brains use the GD things or don't go out of your house stay home bunch of half wits

since 9/11 times and rules have changed deal with it we all have too as a society part of being a civilized society is rules and all of us following said rules the Sumerians started this about 5000 years ago been working pretty well for the most part minus a few khans and dictators, theres always gonna be someone who rolls out of bed and says today i am gonna take over the world

allowing a law suit such as this to go any further is a waste of MY TAX DOLLARS THAT person can grow up[ and apologize as far as i am concern what part of this dont they understand

if anyone is offended sorry but life goes on

I've not heard this story, so didn't place my vote. But, I don't think I've ever had to remove jewelry. *no piercings other than ears here*

My Mom used to get the wand b/c of her pacemaker, and she used to hope she'd get a cute guy, but always ended up w/a brutus of a woman. We used to laugh about that all the time.

Ok, back to your regularly scheduled thread.....

I don't think she should bring a lawsuit but I think she at least deserves an apology. She should have mentioned the piercings before going through the detector then if told they would be a problem they should have allowed her to go to a bathroom and privately remove them...or decide not to fly at all.

I have gone through security with a lighter in my pocket, a metal nail file in my purse totally forgetting about them....as well as my copax. with no problem at all. I had to laugh one time because I was on a flight from Houston to Nashville and there were at least 6 people on the same flight who had been to an Astros game. (I was at the game and actually saw them there! lol) Anyway they were giving away Astro umbrellas at the game and these people went through security and carried the umbrellas onto the plane. I'm talking the kind with the pointed metal tip! I'm thinking....wow, security must be so worried about liquids etc. that they completely missed the large pointy objects that could stab someone! Oh well...I guess like everything else nothing is perfect and they just have to do the best they can.

The thought the very thought of having a nipple piercing makes me cringe, always has. I just can't imagine the pain. I hurt just thinking about it.

Once TSA saw it was just jewelry, they should have just let it go. Come in, do you honestly think an explosive device could fit in a nipple ring?! They didn't need to make her go through that humiliation. She might have handled it better by telling the screeners before hand but really, did they need to go that far. And the pliers make me cringe even more than the thought of piercing!

As the wife of a recently retired airline pilot, I don't care how embarassed these passengers are. Security is there for a damn good reason. If she doesn't follow procedures then she should not be at the airport trying to get on an airplane.

There are alot of people's lives at stake, not just hers. If she wants to make a statement about her stupidity, she should do it in some other way. Not trying to get something past security at an airport. Being the center of attention at an airport is not how to get your way, but it will get you your 15 minutes of fame. Is that how you want to be remembered? The dumb girl with the piercing? Or the one who got pulled off the plane b/c she was underdressed? I think not...

Although I may not totally agree with all the rules and regulations that are in place, they are there for a reason. If you don't like them, drive.

So, basically, Michelle, you just don't like shishkaboob?

Ummm...no, but there could have been one in her BRA!!!