“..one of the ugliest full-chest tattoos They [the parents] paid and they gave him a ride.”
How can you fight this? (rhetorical question) Is there anything to do other than to stand aside and let things play out? (serious question)
I can't fight it nor would I want to. It is their child and their responsibility to raise him. How can they fight it? They could start by not paying for the tattoo and by not giving him a ride to get it. From what I understand they waited 3-hours with him while it was done. The kid doesn't have a job and he has no resources; without their money and a ride in their car he doesn't get it. But again, those decisions were up to them.