Mom, artist arrested for allowing 10-year-old boy to get ‘large’ tattoo

[We Never Know]

At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?


"HIGHLAND, N.Y. (Gray News) – A mother and a tattoo artist in New York state are facing charges after a 10-year-old boy was allowed to get a large, permanent tattoo on his body.

According to Town of Lloyd police, 33-year-old Crystal Thomas was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allowing her young son to get a tattoo.

The tattoo artist, 20-year-old Austin Smith, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

Police did not provide details about the tattoo but said it is large and on the child’s arm.

Thomas and Smith were both released from custody on appearance tickets and are expected in court Thursday and Nov. 3, respectively."

https://www-westernmassnews-com.cdn...-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/

 

[SomeRandom]

At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?


"HIGHLAND, N.Y. (Gray News) – A mother and a tattoo artist in New York state are facing charges after a 10-year-old boy was allowed to get a large, permanent tattoo on his body.

According to Town of Lloyd police, 33-year-old Crystal Thomas was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allowing her young son to get a tattoo.

The tattoo artist, 20-year-old Austin Smith, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

Police did not provide details about the tattoo but said it is large and on the child’s arm.

Thomas and Smith were both released from custody on appearance tickets and are expected in court Thursday and Nov. 3, respectively."

https://www-westernmassnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw==#amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16663030135439&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/

Hormones are reversible, with minimum overall damage. At least that’s what the current data says.
They’re used in medicine even. No seriously, they’re used to treat certain forms of cancer

Pretty sure getting a tattoo removed (let alone the tattoo itself) is rather painful even still. And can cause permanent scarring if one is not careful.

That said, I got my ears pierced before I was even a year old due to cultural reasons. So I mean I dunno if I can really point any fingers lol

 

[Exaltist Ethan]

I've got tattoos before. In my 20's. They aren't endangering anyone, and nobody should be arrested, but I do find it is in poor taste for the mother to allow her ten year old boy to get it. I don't know.

 

[Debater Slayer]

New At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?

One is a purely cosmetic procedure; the other is sometimes determined by doctors to be a necessary treatment.

They're completely different situations, although I do believe that in general, children should only undergo complicated treatments, including hormone therapy and any types of involved surgery, after thorough evaluation by more than one professional and discussion with the kid's parents.

 

[We Never Know]

Hormones are reversible, with minimum overall damage. At least that’s what the current data says.
They’re used in medicine even. No seriously, they’re used to treat certain forms of cancer

Pretty sure getting a tattoo removed (let alone the tattoo itself) is rather painful even still. And can cause permanent scarring if one is not careful.

That said, I got my ears pierced before I was even a year old due to cultural reasons. So I mean I dunno if I can really point any fingers lol

Does tattoo removal leave scars...

"How you treat your skin, and its condition, affects tattoo removal as much as when you got the tattoo. Though most people find that there’s little to no scarring from the process, it does happen.

More frequently occurring in those with darker skin tones, scarring can come about due to a loss of pigmentation. But this will likely come back over time and become less visible.

Does Laser Tattoo Removal Leave Scars? - Dr Nathan Holt

Is it painful getting a tattoo removed...

Rest easy — while laser tattoo removal can hurt, chances are it won't hurt as much as getting the tattoo did. Tattoo removal pain is comparable to the pain of a bad sunburn, and the laser pulses feel like a rubber band snapping against your skin. Cringe-worthy, yes, but tolerable.

How Much Does Tattoo Removal Hurt?.

 

[Twilight Hue]

At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?


"HIGHLAND, N.Y. (Gray News) – A mother and a tattoo artist in New York state are facing charges after a 10-year-old boy was allowed to get a large, permanent tattoo on his body.

According to Town of Lloyd police, 33-year-old Crystal Thomas was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allowing her young son to get a tattoo.

The tattoo artist, 20-year-old Austin Smith, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

Police did not provide details about the tattoo but said it is large and on the child’s arm.

Thomas and Smith were both released from custody on appearance tickets and are expected in court Thursday and Nov. 3, respectively."

https://www-westernmassnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw==#amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16663030135439&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/

Your missing piercings and buddha lobes.

 

[Twilight Hue]

One is a purely cosmetic procedure; the other is sometimes determined by doctors to be a necessary treatment.

They're completely different situations, although I do believe that in general, children should only undergo complicated treatments, including hormone therapy and any types of involved surgery, after thorough evaluation by more than one professional and discussion with the kid's parents.

Oh I get it now.

A doctor wasn't being paid.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Oh I get it now.

A doctor wasn't being paid.

No, a tattoo artist was. I'm not sure how that's relevant, since any service rendered to someone else typically costs money. You and I don't work for free either.

 

[Twilight Hue]

No, a tattoo artist was. I'm not sure how that's relevant, since any service rendered to someone else typically costs money. You and I don't work for free either.

It undermines a doctors surgical exclusivity. Plus they need that new luxury BMW.

 

[Debater Slayer]

It undermines a doctors surgical exclusivity. Plus they need that new luxury BMW.

Getting a tattoo isn't a surgery, and of course performing surgery is exclusive to licensed professionals (i.e., doctors). Do we really want backstreet surgeries and intrusive makeshift procedures to be legal?

 

[Subduction Zone]

We have consent on all sides. I think that there is an injustice here.

 

[Debater Slayer]

We have consent on all sides. I think that there is an injustice here.

Children can't give consent to a tattoo any more than they can circumcision or a piercing. I don't think it is appropriate to let a child get one.

 

[Wildswanderer]

Children can't give consent to a tattoo any more than they can circumcision or a piercing. I don't think it is appropriate to let a child get one.

Then they can't consent to hormones blocking either.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Then they can't consent to hormones blocking either.

Agreed. That's why the decision should be informed by professional evaluation after listening to the child, as with any major medical procedure.

 

[Vinayaka]

Hormones are reversible, with minimum overall damage. At least that’s what the current data says.
They’re used in medicine even. No seriously, they’re used to treat certain forms of cancer

Pretty sure getting a tattoo removed (let alone the tattoo itself) is rather painful even still. And can cause permanent scarring if one is not careful.

That said, I got my ears pierced before I was even a year old due to cultural reasons. So I mean I dunno if I can really point any fingers lol

Your missing piercings and buddha lobes.

And circumcisions.

 

[Brickjectivity]

At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?

I don't like it, however I think it is a low level issue. In the end you cannot replace parents with government, and governments cannot manufacture families. I don't like what this parent did. I think she's crazy, but she is the parent not I.

I've no problem with a town outlawing tats on children. I think a national law would be too tyrannical.

 

[Twilight Hue]

At 10 years old he can't decide to get a tattoo....but can't a 10 year old decide to take hormone drugs?

What am I missing?


"HIGHLAND, N.Y. (Gray News) – A mother and a tattoo artist in New York state are facing charges after a 10-year-old boy was allowed to get a large, permanent tattoo on his body.

According to Town of Lloyd police, 33-year-old Crystal Thomas was arrested Oct. 4 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allowing her young son to get a tattoo.

The tattoo artist, 20-year-old Austin Smith, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

Police did not provide details about the tattoo but said it is large and on the child’s arm.

Thomas and Smith were both released from custody on appearance tickets and are expected in court Thursday and Nov. 3, respectively."

https://www-westernmassnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw==#amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16663030135439&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/19/mom-artist-arrested-allowing-10-year-old-boy-get-large-tattoo-police-say/

Of course it's in the Great People's Republic of New York.


Are you surprised? I'm not.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I don't like it, however I think it is a low level issue. In the end you cannot replace parents with government, and governments cannot manufacture families. I don't like what this parent did. I think she's crazy, but she is the parent not I.

I've no problem with a town outlawing tats on children. I think a national law would be too tyrannical.

States rights.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Children can't give consent to a tattoo any more than they can circumcision or a piercing. I don't think it is appropriate to let a child get one.

Except it was not just the child. In this case the mother okayed it as well.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Except it was not just the child. In this case the mother okayed it as well.

And then the Stasi jack boots entered the private family domain.