This works better!
Posted on 07/29/2008 8:14:11 AM PDT by Daffynition
Two men were arrested on Monday in Kalmar in southern Sweden on suspicions of assault for using a pair of scissors to cut away another man’s tattoos.
The incident is alleged to have taken place last weekend and involved two young men who for some reason decided to forcefully remove several tattoos from a third man, reports the Oskarshamns Tidningen
The men used the scissors to cut away the tattoos, removing chunks of skin in the process.
According to police, several tattoos were taken off completely, while others were partially removed.
Police remain uncertain as to the relationship between the two men and the victim, and are still searching for a motive in the case.
“We have no motive, no exact crime location or time,” said police spokesperson Sven-Erik Karlsson told Oskarshamns Tidningen.
“The two who have been arrested aren’t exactly talking themselves to death, so to speak.”
Injuries to the man with the missing tattoos were not life threatening, and he was able to leave the hospital after being bandaged up by doctors, said Karlsson.
He was reportedly heavily intoxicated at the time of the attack, and has been unwilling to cooperate with police in their investigation.
The two men being held were apprehended following tips from witnesses and police surveillance work.
They are being held on suspicions of gross assault.
OMG, worse than getting that tats in the first place.
How very appropriate. The shear audacity of using scissors!
Well, at least they weren’t running with them ... or were they?
From what I have seen on History Channel’s “Gangland”, when someone leaves a gang (or thrown out), scissors or a sander is used to remove the tattoo.... forcefully. Inking over it isn’t an alternative.
Maybe they wanted to make lampshades aka Ilse Koch (”Die Hexe von Buchenwald”).
OUCH!
Cut that out.
Hell’s Angels, perhaps? They have chapters worldwide, and if you quit they forcibly remove any club-affiliated tats.
I think Brad Paisley had a song about this...”Alcohol”.
That’s not a bad guess at all.
Motorcycle gangs in general are quite prolific in Sweden, and I’m pretty sure the Angels have a Chapter there.
Wow! I’ve never seen anything quite like those. They’re awful.
It almost makes me understand why some people here at Free Republic are so vehemently opposed to tattoing, if that is what they have been exposed to.
For gosh sakes, if you’re going to get a tattoo at least get one from a tattoo ARTIST (YES they do exist), not just some guy/gal with a needle and some ink. If my son or daughter came home with a mis-spelled tattoo as ugly as one of those I’m afraid I might have to disown them.
You know what Jimmy Buffett says about tattoos; “A Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling”
Sorry... “tattooing”.
But at least I didn’t type it in permanent ink.
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