SoCal Attorney: TSA Forces Woman To Remove Body Piercings With Pliers


	SoCal Attorney: TSA Forces Woman To Remove Body Piercings With Pliers

spherepet

3-28-2008 11:58 AM

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body piercings, metal detector

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3-28-2008 1:10 PM

CarnivalBorn

Poor girl. Uncomfortable, maybe humiliating .. I often wondered about my piercings while traveling, being asked to remove them could potentially be an embarrassing situation. Fortunately I've never set off any beeps myself

3-28-2008 2:32 PM

Kauaiguy

People in working in "security" are losers.

3-28-2008 2:41 PM

tanyamm

I hope she is successful in her lawsuit. There is noway she should have been treated thay way.

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