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If you tattoo, it's on you (Kid dies from tattoo)
Modesto Bee ^ | 8-28-03 | Mareva Brown

Posted on 08/28/2003 9:13:43 AM PDT by hoosierskypilot

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:56:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The death of a university student who contracted a fatal heart infection after having a swirling tribal tattoo pricked into his forearm this summer, has revealed a gaping hole in California's regulation of tattoo and piercing parlors. Despite passage in 1997 of a law designed to ensure cleanliness and safety, the state Department of Health Services has never drawn up regulations for oversight, leaving the body art industry less regulated than other cosmetic professions that involve noninvasive procedures.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bodypiercing; tattoo
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To: MotleyGirl70
Holy crap. SO much for my lunch plans.........
21 posted on 08/28/2003 9:45:01 AM PDT by lawgirl (The only thing the French should be allowed to host is an invasion. -Johnny English)
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To: lawgirl
lol at least I got a chance to eat first
22 posted on 08/28/2003 9:45:39 AM PDT by boxerblues (God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
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To: MotleyGirl70
*falls on the floor and curls into a ball* S-s-scary!
23 posted on 08/28/2003 9:46:01 AM PDT by 4mycountry (You say I'm a brat like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Agnes Heep
I can't conceive of anything more savage than permanently defacing your body for the sake of "ornament."

What about cutting a person's eyelids off, paper cutting their eyeballs then planting them face first in a pile of fire ants? Is that more savage?

24 posted on 08/28/2003 9:46:02 AM PDT by Ajnin
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To: 4mycountry
Hw would you like to wake up next to that every morning...ewwww
25 posted on 08/28/2003 9:47:10 AM PDT by boxerblues (God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
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To: Agnes Heep
I can't conceive of anything more savage

The latest thing (for $250) is to have your tongue split so as to resemble a serpent's tongue. (It doesn't really look like a serpent's tongue. It just looks stupid.)

My question is, what's going to happen when these kids try to join the human race? Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks.

26 posted on 08/28/2003 9:54:38 AM PDT by hoosierskypilot
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To: MotleyGirl70
OMG!! I can't tell what gender that thing is, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been touched by another human in years. That's not a fashion statement, it's a steel mill selling barfbags.
27 posted on 08/28/2003 9:59:40 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1 (POW/MIA - Bring 'em home, or send us back! Semper Fi)
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To: hoosierskypilot
My question is, what's going to happen when these kids try to join the human race? Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks.

My fear is, one day in the not so distant future, those of us without tattoos and multiple body piercings will be the ones considered freaks. 8 * )

28 posted on 08/28/2003 10:03:32 AM PDT by dubyagee
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To: boxerblues
Believe it or not, that's a female. Allegedly.
29 posted on 08/28/2003 10:04:35 AM PDT by babaloo999
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To: JoeSixPack1
How about this guy?

Growwlll...
30 posted on 08/28/2003 10:04:40 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
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To: JoeSixPack1
How about this guy?

Growwlll...
31 posted on 08/28/2003 10:05:11 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Jeez... Sorry about the double post.
32 posted on 08/28/2003 10:05:40 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Official New Mexican Disruptor of the Lone Star Chat Thread)
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To: hoosierskypilot
Precisely.

We have so much for which we must thank MTV.
33 posted on 08/28/2003 10:06:14 AM PDT by Roberts
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To: JoeSixPack1
I'm sure its parents must be very proud of its new hip look.

I wonder what outfit one would choose to go to wedding with all those decorative pieces.

34 posted on 08/28/2003 10:06:55 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: babaloo999
No way!
35 posted on 08/28/2003 10:07:19 AM PDT by boxerblues (God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
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To: babaloo999
No way is that thing a female
36 posted on 08/28/2003 10:07:35 AM PDT by boxerblues (God Bless the 101st, stay safe, stay alert and watch your backs)
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To: hoosierskypilot; newgeezer
Far more people die on their way home from a tattoo, or church for that matter, than from getting tattoos.
37 posted on 08/28/2003 10:10:13 AM PDT by biblewonk (Spose to be a Chrisssssssstian)
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To: JoeSixPack1
I looks like he tattooed a short stack of pancakes on his forehead.
38 posted on 08/28/2003 10:10:14 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: hoosierskypilot; newgeezer
Far more people die on their way home from a tattoo, or church for that matter, than from getting tattoos.
39 posted on 08/28/2003 10:10:16 AM PDT by biblewonk (Spose to be a Chrisssssssstian)
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To: hoosierskypilot
Don't they realize they'll never have a decent job? Don't kid yourselves. Employers do not want freaks.

Not true anymore. Gen-X is hitting mid 30's-40. We are becoming the managers and hirers. The babyboomers cannot rule forever.

If they kick ass at their job, I don't care if they have a tongue like a reptile... I don't care if they ARE a reptile...

40 posted on 08/28/2003 10:11:22 AM PDT by Cogadh na Sith (The Guns of Brixton)
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