16 year old daughter tattooed against will

[Veronica1228]

Actually body mutilations and tattoos are not barbaric at all.

They have been practiced by mankind since its beginning. Instead of barbaric, it is rather normal.

(I have no ink or unnatural holes on my body, but I did watch a PBS special so therefore I am an expert.)

I don't necessarily agree or disagree with you seeing as how I have a tattoo and three peircings in each ear, but just because something has been done from the beginning, or is done in other cultures does not mean that it can't be considered barbaric by our standards.

Main Entry: bar·bar·ic
Pronunciation: bär-'bar-ik
Function: adjective
1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians b : possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive savagery but less sophisticated than advanced civilization
2 a : marked by a lack of restraint : WILD b : having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Not a legal point, but why is that? Because a pierced earlobe is more mainstream and socially acceptable in our society? IMHO, they're both mutalation. Putting extra holes in one's body to adorn it with trinkets is barbaric Though I will admit that earings don't gross me out like the other piercings.

The comment on mutilation was personal aside from the legal fact the the poster, ShockTreat9 was too young to be performing body piercings, not licensed, not doing the piercings in an approved and licensed place of business and did not have the other minor's parent's permission to do the act. At that point, whether it was ears, lip or any body part it was illegal, that is the letter of the law. In law there is some allowance for the appropriate language to enhance spirit of the law, thusthe word, mutilation is appropriate.

 

[panzertanker]

yes they stood around her and told her "if she told anyone that they would find her and beat her up if she told anyone"

WHAT????

Is there a band of "serial tattooists" running around????

You're joking, right?!!

 

[Rushia]

WHAT????

Is there a band of "serial tattooists" running around????

You're joking, right?!!

I actually was thinking the same thing. I read a story in the newspaper a few weeks ago that was basically the same thing except that it was a teenage male held down and a swear word was tattoed into his forehead. This seems to be the new story amoung teenagers who get one and don't want to tell their parents. I found the OP's story particularly hard to swallow. Bone tats do not cause shaking and vomiting. Hiding the tat for 6-8 months. Mother never examined her daughters wrists in all that time to discover the reason for shaking. Notice that she has not been back either.

As I also have already mentioned too: So many diseases nowadays that I'd be more scared of that than what the offenders threatened to do to me. Esp if I would shortly be going home to another whole state.

 

[Veronica1228]

I actually was thinking the same thing. I read a story in the newspaper a few weeks ago that was basically the same thing except that it was a teenage male held down and a swear word was tattoed into his forehead. This seems to be the new story amoung teenagers who get one and don't want to tell their parents. I found the OP's story particularly hard to swallow. Bone tats do not cause shaking and vomiting. Hiding the tat for 6-8 months. Mother never examined her daughters wrists in all that time to discover the reason for shaking. Notice that she has not been back either.

As I also have already mentioned too: So many diseases nowadays that I'd be more scared of that than what the offenders threatened to do to me. Esp if I would shortly be going home to another whole state.

I remember that story, but in that case I think the kids who did it were convicted.

 

[Rushia]

I remember that story, but in that case I think the kids who did it were convicted.

I believe that you are right, perhaps I should have said that since that story came out, that is the story teens have been using.

 

[panzertanker]

I believe that you are right, perhaps I should have said that since that story came out, that is the story teens have been using.

OP has never come back, as Rushia points out, and I think this whole story is a bunch of OhBullship!!!

WOW!

 

[zippysgoddess]

Definitely BS. I just got tat number 2 yesterday. The worst it feels like is a bad sunburn for a day or two when its done. The itching while the skin is healing is actually more annoying than anything else.

 

[dannysmyboy]

Do i have to file in florida or in ohio ?Can i sue for this?

Are you worried about how much many you receive from this or are you worried about pressing criminal charges against the people that did this to you.

Get off the "can I sue" crap and do what you can for your daughter. You sound money hungry to me. You've mentioned "suing" too many times for me to believe you are concerned about getting the criminals that did this.

 

[KirvaJade]

I'm not even going to touch the whole "body piercings/tattoos are barbaric" issue. Let's suffice to say I have 24 piercings and one tattoo. I live in Ohio. I'm well versed on Ohio law.

What it comes down to is not whether or not your daughter was tattooed against her will ultimately, but that in Ohio she was tattooed illegally. CHAPTER 3730 of the Ohio revised code defines the legalities of tattooing and a) no one under the age of 18 can be tattooed without the parent/guardian's permission and b) you have to meet certain Board of Health regulations regarding sterilization to perform piercing or tattooing, whether or not you are a business, based on the wording of the law. If you wanted to pursue a case in Ohio you could do so based on these two items.

I suggest you read up on Chapter 3730 at Anderson's Online Documentation