US couple 'tattooed their children with guitar string'

bbc ^ | Monday, 4 January

[JoeProBono]

A man and woman in the US state of Georgia are facing child cruelty charges after using a homemade device to tattoo six of their children.

Patty "Jo Jo" Marsh and Jacob Edward Bartels allegedly used a plastic pen fitted with a piece of guitar string to mark the children, aged 10 to 17.

Unlicensed tattooists and the tattooing of minors are illegal in Georgia.

Ms Marsh told local media she had not done anything wrong and that the children had asked for the tattoos....

[JoeProBono]

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

You know what.....that would be a great sermon topic and it would allow others to see he is not perfect as people often place pastor's on pedestals.

[goat granny]

He was a hunk in his day, rebellious and for the 50’s OMG he smoked pot....Underrated as an actor......Robert Mitchum /sp

[Tamar1973]

“I’m not breaking the skin. It’s going to fade away, it’s like a pen mark,” she told reporters. If true, this little detail reduces the “crime” somewhat.

If she was just doing a "pen mark", why use a guitar string, which is usually made of metal? She could have gotten a big pack of colored markers and the kids would have had some temporary fun.

[WVNan]

He is a good man, Hildy. One of the best. He is my earthly anchor.

[WVNan]

I think they know he’s not perfect (except in my eyes). I think he may have mentioned his tatoos in a sermon one time.

[Hildy]

I believe you. You should encourage him to use his tattoos in his sermon. People understand more when someone’s been through it. He may be able to help some young people not make the same mistake. People understand. It is not a scarlet letter, especially these days. Good luck to you!