Nipples Are NOT Lethal Weapons!
I can't believe I had to make that statement. I thought it was a pain to have to remove your shoes and dump your baby's bottle to get through the security checkpoint. Now this?
A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation. [..]
Hamlin, 37, said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a Transportation Security Administration 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 said she told the woman she was wearing nipple piercings. The agent then called over her male colleagues, one of whom said she would have to remove the jewelry, Hamlin said.
Hamlin said she could not remove them and asked whether she could instead display her pierced breasts in private to the female agent. But several other male officers told her she could not board her flight until the jewelry was out, she said.
She was taken behind a curtain and managed to remove one bar-shaped piercing but had trouble with the second, a ring.
"Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Hamlin's attorney, Gloria Allred, reading from a letter she sent Thursday to the director of the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties. [..]
She said she heard male TSA agents snickering as she took out the ring. She was scanned again and was allowed to board even though she still was wearing a belly button ring.
Okay, this is just stupid. The belly button ring stays, but the nipple piercings have to go? Does anyone feel safer knowing the skies are free of some body piercings? What is the fear? That she'll rub up against the plane with her chest and scratch the fuselage? Alan Colmes has the pictures of the confiscated hardware. (h/t Tim in Japan)
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It's a slippery slope from nipple rings to machine-gun jumblies.
Sweet jiminy WTF is going on in this country? Enough with the barrage of bullshit -- please!
I bet she had perfume and hair gel, too!
Zippers and buttons of any kind are next! Dangerous as mother's milk, them!
just wait
mandatory vaccinations will be next
wont that be profitable?
The terrorists have won.
God bless Amerika. I feel sooooo much freer and safer now that TX trollops have to take out their piercings. My guess, and this is only a guess, is that she's not related to Chimpy at all. And he is doing that "heh heh heh" laugh as he reads this story.
Some of that retarded Texas injustice, like we haven't had enough of that for 8 lame ass years!
Oh wow, you mean our civil liberties have been infringed upon by this bullshit administration? yawn.
golden joe @ 6:
Earth to Joe, most vacinations are manditory. Oh, and there's a good reason for that. So your unfortunate children don't infect my kids with your shit.
Ah, but in a moment of passion, they could be!
Joementum @ 2:
She could have been a fembot!
mezurashiiiken @ 5:
Mothers milk , well it could be pinko or chocolate even , we are ( right your own here ?????????????????????????????????? ) doomed .
It happened in Texas. Why am I not surprised?
write
Ladies and gentlemen, your country has been successfully terrorized.
Texas?
My IQ just went down 10 points!
This is just sheer, unadulterated abuse of power. The example has been set by our supreme leader and trickles its way down.
Washington DC is like that. People break laws all over the place to show their status and position. The concept of civil servant is lost by a growing group.
If the American Empire lasts we've lost a complete generation from this example.
<sigh>
I'm not big on self mutilation but nipple rings?
What's that supposed to prove?
"Nipples Are NOT Lethal Weapons!"
Depends.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8HQJpza5lLA
why do they hate nipples?
What would Jack Bauer do?
QUESTION AUTHORITY
QUESTION AUTHORITY!
In Canada, shortly after 9/11, airport security made the veterans hand over the pins in their poppies. (Yes, those felt ones for Veteran's Day/Memorial Day). You know, the guys that put their lives on the line for "freedom".
THANK YOU Nicole!!! Some things just keep staring us in the face. Air America's Richard Greene recently interviewed the editor of the Progressive Magazine about Directive 51 and the preparations being made in case some official thinks they need to declare martial law. I found it pretty revealing. It's only 35 minutes..
It's pretty ironic that American's are okay with being GOVERNED by tits, but refuse to sit next to them on an airplane.
So Quagmire's in charge of airport security now?
giggity giggity goo!
Another good reason to never set foot in Texass ever again. If I had my way, Mexico could have it back for about $45 and case of XXs.
And I'd still come out ahead.
What she expect in Lubbock? The screeners say now thats cool now thats one hip chick come right aboard?
It's intimidation. That's all. You gotta do what WE say.
What a demented country of cowards we have become. THANKS W MISSION ACCOMPLISHED AGAIN.....
mudshark @ 23:
Shoot her.
And FOXbots would cheer.
That's funny that John Ashcroft had an aversion to nipples as well when he had those statues covered up. Nipples. The take down of America. Coming to a theatre near you.
Nicole,
That was quick. ;-)
One thing I have learned while living overseas is that most non-Americans (I'm generalizing, but the majority I have talked to), absolutely hate the TSA. Personally, I have never had a pleasant experience with them but from what I've been told and read on Japanese blogs, they are pretty strict with any and all non-Americans.
Yep. We're just spreading the love.
They often think I'm carrying a weapon in my pocket, but I'm not.
Joementum @ 2:
Not wanting to put too fine a point on it, but you're right.
Reminder, don't wear your cockring to the airport!
34 Tim in Japan Says:
*===>I wont take a flight through the US. I'd rather pay more and avoid it completely. (Canadian in Korea.)
Bud @ 28:
You can say that again!
Prepare you mentally. Take off your shoes. Accept the police state growing around you. Give up your rights...
“Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do. ”
- Rudy Giuliani.
TSA had the balls to send CNN a photo of a 'supposed bomb bra' which showed a bra crudly wired. I laughed so hard I almost peed myself. If it were me, I'd sue the sons of bitches.
bilhelm-hussein-X @ 40:
That again!
Some idiot TSA agent who likes to boss people around did this. They have no requirements and can go WAY beyond the list of verboten items. If these jackasses aren't reined in, they'll require that pacemakers be removed. Got a steel plate in your head? What about steel rods to mend broken bones and spinal injuries? Metal fillings in your teeth? Soon they'll be requiring women to remove their tampons before boarding a plane. I mean, you could pack a hell of a bomb in them.
It's really time for Congress to stop this ridiculous garbage. Stop making people go through all this "security" hell and waiting in security lines for hours. Just let people get on planes after going through metal detectors, like people must do to enter courthouses and federal buildings, and keep stuff that could be used for a weapon, not toothpaste and face creams. Enough is enough.
I can see this happening in TX, especially in the Houston Airport. They are the most rude, block headed people I have ever had the displeasure to meet....multiple times, but never again.
This shows just how stupid and far this insanity has gone. They confiscated two pocket knives about the size of fingernail clippers from me early on, and six cans of tomato paste a year or two back. I feel soooo much safer flying now. What idiots!!
Well, if you remember the response to Janet Jackson, maybe there's something about nipples that just freightens some people.
Oh, and there' always Letha Weapons...
Not lethal?
Well, maybe...But they sure as hell can be dangerous. Just ask my glass eye!
Her breasts could have been packed with explosives and the rings when pulled would trigger her breasts like grenades.
Surprised TSA didn't say that.
The police state is here- and snickering.
Bud @ 29:
The problem with Texas is that no matter where you go there are Texans.
The State collective IQ will be taking a significant hit in 297 days.
an armed man is a citizen, an un-armed man is a subject!
Yeah, Womens breasts can be used as weapons. Christ, the next thing you know they'll be telling us the Earth is flat.
Bud @ 29:
I'm living down in Mexico now, and I've offered to give them back Texas if they'd take the bush with them. They turn me down every time.
This isn't just a Texas problem, it's a national problem. Every airport in the US has screeners. It affects every American. Those that see this situation as confined to Texas aren't seeing the bigger picture.
Hey -its FRIDAY!..
GotRights @ 12:
Have you ever been poked in the eye by one. OUCH!!!
40 bilhelm-hussein-X Says: Bud @ 28:
Another good reason to never set foot in Texass ever again. If I had my way, Mexico could have it back for about $45 and case of XXs.
And I’d still come out ahead.
You can say that again!
*===>>I think "the wall" is a great idea, as long as Texas is on the other side!!!
I wouldn't say that a woman's breasts could be used as weapons. Tools of persuasion on the other hand....
Edwin,
Howdy from the other side of the Eastern Sea. Our cherry blossoms are in full bloom. How about the ones over there in the ROK?
Well Condi Rice might be interested in the Dick Cheney role of a future administration. AWfuL!!!
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/28/rice-vice-president/
my encounters with tsa have been about the metal in my leg, the explosive detector alerting on my patrol bag, and the restriction of returning back to theatre with a unpacked golf club..
morons, as olberman pointed out , we can alert on a radioactive cat, but we still want to frisk probe, and prod everyone like they are PE #1
If I ever fly again, I'll get nipple rings first.
Fuck 'em
ZOMG!!!!! Nipple rings, run for you lives?????
These were clearly WMDs.
Obviously a very dangerous booby trap!
I didn't know that Alan Colmes had a blog. I was even more surprised to see comments on it.
I want to be on the bomb squad to make sure she doesn't have a bomb implant.
Wait for another 10 years when one of these stops you on the street and asks you for your Identification.
http://tinyurl.com/2v5sys
Damn terrorist!
She could put an eye out with those things.
In the boonies of Texas, sexuality is terrifying.
Land of the free.
Pericles @ 27:
Say what? You mean "governed by BOOBS," don't you? Tits are beautiful works of art, while BOOBS, while commonly misrememberificated as tit-like objects, are actually "conservative," "christian," "republican" moronicators who pretendificate that they know their heads from their ARSES.
Just a little "reality check."
Sitting next to tits on an airplane is one of my many wet dreams... (Mmmmm. Pamela Anderson.... Angelina Jolie!!!!) Whoops! Sorry - that was supposed to be "private" kind of like the "dangerous" nipple rings!!! (Damn Tara-rists!)
Bizarre, but weirder still is when this woman complains of how grueling it was to have the piercings put back in. By age 37 you might want to let go of the hip young rebel pose.
MarinatedInSmog @ 67:
Or a tooth.
or two
miss_kitty Hussein @ 61:
I love it too funny ,
and yes boobs are wonderful / I meant weapons , sorry forgive me my sorid thoughts .
Remember the old Barbies of the fifties? Talk about weapons!
L.A. Confidential @ 66:
Non-lethal they say? What about when they start falling out of the sky. 14 lbs. hitting someone from 10,000 ft. might cause some damage if it hit you.
Lindy @ 31:
Knowing the assholes in Texass, I have to say I agree. She's got a good lawyer, Gloria Allred, I hope she can sue those prude bastards and teach them an important lesson.
L.A. Confidential @ 66:
You think I'm kidding?
http://tinyurl.com/2sfyxh
bilhelm-hussein-X @ 38:
does that mean a prince phillip is ok?
The TSA is not about safety -- it's about subjugation.
Terrorism:
The threat of, or the act
of violence, in order to
achieve a political or
social goal.
David N @ 73:
Hey! quit thinking about my tits. And my nipples as well...
;D
miss_kitty Hussein @ 81:
Can I be on the bomb squad to make sure you don't have any bomb implants?
Well isn't it nice to know that so many otherwise unemployable Republitards have found jobs with homeland security. I hear the clash of Medals of Freedom being minted as we speak.
You don't get it yet. The reality is the more Bush jerks us around and abuses us, the more people bow down and kiss his ass. They wanted to lynch Carter for wearing a sweater, but Bush gets away with public appearances in jeans and t-shrit or if he wears a dress shirt, the buttons aren't even button correctly. Also got away with an AP photo op at a G-8 meeting with his fly open. And he abuses us and abuses us, everyone kowtows and kisses his ass. Hell, next time he visits Warez, he could take a TV crew to film his snuff and no one would dare say a thing. That bit about liquid bombs was pure bullshit, expected him to demand that nursing mothers have their breasts amputated before he allow them to board an airplane. Bully leaders get away with everything, even murder, but good leaders aren't allowed to even sneeze or scratch, even in the privacy of their bedroom.
miss_kitty Hussein @ 81:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rAsoLm1Ges
OT; sorry
Phil Donahue on Bloomberg at the moment talking about his new documentary 'Body Of War' which he co directed.
The most ironic thing I can think of is that these bush administration officials are considered christians by such a wide swath of the american public and advertise themselves as that as well.
What would Jack Bauer do? What would Jesus do?
Orangutan. @ 87:
Probably ask where she got them.
ferrofluid @ 86:
doc is about the run up to war, the people who voted for and against, and the cost of war to human bodies, 4000 dead,
and talking about how we have lost all the things we ever stood for, how merely talking about how bad war was was inviting the Faux response 'traitor' and neo-Mussolinis :)
Bloomberg interviewer calling it "an amazing documentary" and asking "did they lie to start war"
nice one Phil, he stood up to Billo, now putting it out there on Bloomberg and in movie theaters.
now its comparisons to the 3rd reich and Hitler's methods.
Ron @ 75:
Ayup , it would flatten me .
Truth be known , sounds better than a speeding bullet .
Gee ... I feel so much safer now. This will protect us all from terrorists.
58 Tim in Japan Says: I wouldn’t say that a woman’s breasts could be used as weapons. Tools of persuasion on the other hand….
Edwin,
Howdy from the other side of the Eastern Sea. Our cherry blossoms are in full bloom. How about the ones over there in the ROK?
===>>Coming this week. We had a cold blast from Siberia last week. Japan is a bit warmer because you are completely maritime. My daffodils are blooming in my rooftop garden. That's promising. (I often visit Osaka and Kyoto. In Seoul. You?)
Just Hussein Of It @ 11:
Exactly. Last time I was in Mexico City's airport, I was practicing my Spanish by reading various signs. One sign was on a small room stated that mandatory vaccinations are required if you're coming from one of the poorer countries in Central America (ie: Honduras, El Salvador, etc.).
I fly A LOT, and I have to say, flying in Asia is still quite civilized. Flights in N. America are just barbarous. They still give service in Asia, and treat you like a valued customer, even in the airports. I haven't had any untoward searches or hassles in the last decade.
Blue Taliban Osama Buddha @ 93:
Mexico just does not want those little brown people in their country.
How quickly you all toss aside airline safety when your precious ability to wear nipple rings is compromised. This woman is trying to seize her 15 minutes of fame...if there's a God, she'll be sent back to the piercing-obsessed obscurity from which she came.
What? This is some big got-damned surprise to you folks?
If you are a woman there is no limit, let me repeat that: There. Is. No. Limit., to what a woman may be asked to endure by a male in
'authority'.
None.
And it hasn't gotten any better in the last 50 years either.
I wonder when the first guy with cock piercing will be forced to submit.
Actually, that will never happen.
RH Potfry @ 96:
Hey, how you like it they made you take the bone out of your nose while trying to board your flight, neanderthal.
ferrofluid @ 89:
This is waaaaaaaaay to harsh. Why the Preznint hisself held a little ceremony yesterday to commemorate the day and all the children had fun.
Just one question; what did you do about it?
Ron @ 98:
The guy who writes "how you like it" is calling me a neanderthal. Gotta be careful with those typos when you're throwing barbs, Ronnie.
That TSA agent should be reprimanded for his actions, taught proper procedures for these situations. but hey, if he WAS following the the book, the book needs to be changed. she was willing to show a female TSA agent the rings and that should have been enough. the snickering agents??? I believe it, I’m sure this ass was get his jollies off thinking he’s some sort of big shot. some people cannot handle the least bit of authority and should’nt be put in a postition with any. women ( or men ) don’t remove their earrings to board the plane…whats the differance?
TSA officers can do that? Screw being a teacher, I want to look at boobs all day.
RH Potfry @ 96:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clearly doesn't get it! Typical and sad. I'll bet you'll vote for McCain.
There's no teaching these 29%'ers is there?
It's not about fear. The airline attendants/security weren't scared; they knew they had nothing to fear. It's about raw exercise of power and humiliation, something very addictive to lots of Americans these days. It's also about misogyny and right-wing ideas about what people are supposed to and not supposed to wear. This sort of thing happens a lot more than we hear about, but Americans don't seem to care much. They just wish they could be in positions of petty power like the "security" clearance guards so they could do the same thing.
RH Potfry @ 96:
So you admit the existence of God is doubtful.
A.Citizen @ 97:
submit to what ?
RH Potfry @ 96:
The country is going to hell, isn't it, what with people getting on board airplanes wearing nipple rings. There goes airline safety. I don't see how anyone could stop anyone with wielding a nipple ring on a plane. Except maybe by counter-threat with a plastic butter knife.
A.Citizen @ 99:
we had a rather good rabbit and leek /cheese pie to celebrate the resurrection of the Easter Bunny sunday.
Otay @ 107:
Oh nos! I just realized something. Take the plastic butter knifes off of the airplanes!
This TSA brown shirt blockhead bs isn't going to go away unless people rise up and demand to stop being treated like sheep at the airport. I flat-out refuse to fly these days. If enough people stood up and boycotted the airlines, and also worked to get their companies to rein in their business trips in favor of teleconferencing; I'll guarantee you that the airlines, airports and all the ancillary service companies would howl loud enough to get the changes we deserve. If you're thinking that Congress will listen to a flurry of letters and phone calls....well that sure has worked swell on the Iraq issue, hasn't it?
Otay @ 107:
plastic butter knifes !!!! do they allow such dangerous weapons onboard planes these days!
6 hours of sharpening turns them into fiendish WMDs, able to inflict paper cut type wounds.
Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein @ 105:
The existence of who ? , is she pissed off ?
Maybe the TSA agent has seen too many Roger Moore James Bond films..
How's that for an obscure reference? Let's see who gets it. :)
I feel safer already!
RH Potfry @ 96:
Have you always been this stupid, or did you have to work at it?
It's disgusting. Who and what are they protecting with this obscene behavior? There's yet another excellent reason why I avoid air travel. I'd rather skip the arbitrarily enforced bizarre and invasive 'security' humiliation that is now required.
I wonder if it's fun for these people to abuse the public and get paid for it?
Fox is in charge of the hen house.
What happens if a Tazer hits my nipple ring? Just trying to think ahead here.
Terrifying titties of terrorism!
What I can't believe is that she didn't say, "fuck y'all" and skipped her flight and sued their asses.
David N @ 112:
The existence of who ?
Yes, except for Moon and Entwhistle.
, is she pissed off ?
Can't really say, but you'll be hearing from the angel of punctuation, unless you mend your ways.
Haha ;-}
Beavis and Butt-head work at the airport in Lubbock Texas.
I'm furious about this.
*
Mike V. @ 114:
Stupidity like that hardly ever takes any effort. Thus the state of the nation.
Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein @ 119:
why start now lol
RH Potfry @ 96:
The fact that you equate nipple-piercings with security issues at an airport says more about you than you probably wanted us to know. You have our sympathy.
And of course you blame the victim. She didn't ask they to make an issue out of her body-piercings you nitwit.
*
Nipples are safe.
But skinny super-model shoulder blades and hip bones can kill.
http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Weapons-Chesty-Morgan/dp/630587123X/ref=sr_...
RH Potfry @ 96:
RH, do you have any artificial plates , or limbs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T27oOfoZPg0
Trittydi @ 120:
Sounds like a job for ATHF.
David N @ 122:
;-}
nipples can indeed be lethal weapons
i had a gf whose nips were at least 1 inch long....
she coulda put someones eye out with those things
this isnt about security...its about big brother taking over
she is suing, and most definitely will win
Well, the TSA obviously needs another notice posted at every terminal because they offer wages adequate to attract competent staff. Right beside the one advising that a MacBook AIR is laptop computer and not a bomb, they can have one advising that nipple piercings are no different than ear piercings.
And the TSA staff involved in this deserve to be fired, if not charged with sexual assault.
StirFry @ 126:
When nipple rings are outlawed only outlaws will have them.
StirFry @ 124:
yea and another thing never trust a skinny cook
'TSA CLAMPS DOWN ON NIPPLE RINGS"
Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein @ 133:
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
David N @ 132:
I have a t-shirt that says that from a Tex-mex restaurant in Austin called "Enchiladas y Mas."
The new War against Nipples is now waged. This is right up BillO's and FuxNews alley.
Can't we all just put this unfortunate incedent behind us?
By posting this information, you are aiding the terrorists!
miss_kitty Hussein @ 134:
Sorry k - sensitive subject? ....Oh, wait...I guess it would be, especially if you have 8 of them, eh?
Haha
;-}
Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein @ 138:
DOOOD! talk about steppin on yer dick.
Some of you Americans are sick sons of =@#>+'s. How could a person(s) in a sane state of mind put a woman through that. She should get herself a lawyer and do the retards for millions.
Oh yeah because it happened in Texas it's a potentially isolated incident. The whole "let's bash Texas because the guy born in Conneticut claims it as his home" is getting really flipping old. We got the skinniest and fattest towns in the nation. DFW has more donut shops per square mile then anywhere else in the world. We're a state full of smart and intelligent people who happens to have an extraordinary fierce partisan political system. I mean sure we're a blue state, but you'd be surprised by how slim a margin we're considered that. And I didn't see any of your state senators fleeing the state to fight illegal gerrymandering. Yeah the dumbasses lead the state by a slight margin, but it's better then Arkansas.
And our Governor (may herpes afflict him the rest of his life) has fabulous hair and an $11,000 a month house.
Hopefully this woman will sue the agents responsible. TSA is made up of contractors and if the men were indeed snickering that is woefully inappropriate. I sometimes think the only way to get the TSA in line is to sue them into politeness.
StirFry @ 136:
StirFry @ 136:
no way , I just cannot fall prey to billo or his/her crowd .
mudshark @ 139:
Happens quite often, so I just go hang it off the bridge and the cool cool water makes the swelling go down, if it's deep enough...
Moral of the story: Don't pierce your body.
RMac @ 144:
Damn it , you had to do it . Why ? .
This kind of stupidity by TSA ,AND some PASSENGERS is the reason I will fly only infrequently.I`m diabetic,a white male, and TSA rules say I am allowed to take more than the normal alloted amount of water.I had no trouble going from Cinti to Tucson,but the TSA agent on the way back wanted to dispute how much I could take telling me that I wouldn`t need that much to get to Cinti.Since I was flying standby,I brought extra.She confiscated over half my supply.I`m 64 and don`t think I act or look suspicious.A white male passenger taunted me by telling the agent"Make him drink it."I was annoyed by the agent,but when this guy repeated his demand, I gave him a look that said STFU.This kind of dumbass stuff makes me feel like I don`t ever want to fly again.I will,but I wish these folks would lighten up.As for the white male I am prepared for the next time I comfront such an imbecile.
Like I`ve said for years,"I`m not black,but there`s lots of times I feel ashamed I`m white."--Borrowed from Frank Zappa speaking about the Watts riots in 1965.
David N @ 145:
I know why.Ignorance.
Protip: If you know you're going to pass through metal detectors, please remove any metal objects beforehand that, you know, might set 'em off. It doesn't matter if they're nipple rings or a pair of dildos shoved up your junk; they have to be removed and inspected before you'll be allowed to pass. I'm not sure how stupid a person has to be to not understand that policy--whether one agrees with it or not--because I have a frontal lobe and therefore just can't relate.
But given the presence of Gloria Allred and the air of why-are-you-wasting-our-time-with-this courtroom-circus nonsense, it all smacks less of stupidity and more of the carefully (not intelligently) planned pursuit of one's fifteen minutes of fame (plus a hefty bit of change).
If you deliberately screw with the TSA agents, they will make sure you pay for the privilege. (I know I would!) So by all means, Nader voters, display your ongoing stupidity proudly! Go to the airport with ball bearings up your asses, then chirp and shriek about the "humiliation" when you're given an elbow-deep cavity search.
If enough idiots do it, the public's tolerance for such foolishness will quickly plummet, and maybe a few of you can return to focusing on the big-picture things that freaking matter.
Just Hussein Of It @ 11:
Thank God they're not really. Vaccinations are dangerous, and just exist to make money for the vax companies. Shoot, the Feds have to exempt the board that approves vaxes from conflict of interest rules because they're the only ones 'qualified' to determine if the vax is safe, but EACH of them also works for a vax company! Vaxes have been shown to introduce new dangers, and of the diseases they 'prevent', either they were already going down BEFORE introduction of the vax, or they're minor (like Mumps, or Rubella - extremely rare to be lethal or even debilitating, but we have to stop it for the kids!).
Happenstance @ 148:
the point that you (and a few others here) seem to be missing here is twofold:
1) piercings of the kind that this woman had are meant to be semi-permanent, and are not like your everyday earrings. the fact that she had to use pliers might have alerted you to this. they are not meant to be taken out and put back in every day, nor should it be required for anyone to do so, just to board a plane. they are in no way a threat to security. if a piercing were new or semi-new, the piercing could close up in the time it takes for her to get where she is going, and if not attended to properly, could even become infected. also, piercings are not always some pathetic attempt at being hip or look young; there are many reasons why people get "non-traditional" piercings, from personal adornment (is that OK in the fascist american regime?), to spiritual reasons to (in the case of nipples), yes, sexual. piercings are not some attempt to "deliberately screw with the TSA agents". in fact, they have NOTHING TO DO with the TSA at all. they are a personal matter, and one that no TSA agent has any right to involve themselves in.
2) you say we need to get back to the things that matter? and how exactly does overt abuse of power NOT matter? in this case, i would go so far as to say this was sexual abuse, as well as an abuse of her constitutional right to privacy. how difficult is it to connect the dots and understand that this is yet another example of how this fascist administration has further opened up our daily personal lives to authoritative scrutiny, and rendered inconsequential our need for our own personal privacy?
obtuse much?
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