>>I always heard that a teardrop means you have killed someone.
It seems that is the usual meaning but there are a whole bunch of other ones depending on ‘cultures’ and countries, ranging from having a ‘bad’ childhood to having been raped in prison (I assume that one is not worn voluntarily!) to losing a loved one to the Australian meaning of child rapist.
“I always heard that a teardrop means you have killed someone.
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It seems that is the usual meaning but there are a whole bunch of other ones depending on ‘cultures’ and countries, ranging from having a ‘bad’ childhood to having been raped in prison (I assume that one is not worn voluntarily!) to losing a loved one to the Australian meaning of child rapist.
42 posted on 03/14/2013 6:23:59 AM PDT by expat1000
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Let me tell you, as a doctor I’ve seen many a jailhouse tattoo. Not sure what it exactly means. If the teardrop is for murder, then these guys are pretty young to have been released. Usually seen on Hispanic males.
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Hi, expat and boop: Thanks for the information; I probably watch too much television. :) Someone should do some sort of doctoral study on this—although I’m not volunteering to get into the gang culture to investigate this. LOL. :)