Man charged with cruelty for tattooing toddler

[NightWatcher]

...yes, this is from Georgia. Thanks for making me proud....

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/05/26/father_tattoo_toddler.html





A Floyd County man has been charged with child cruelty after authorities say he tattooed his 3-year-old son.

Floyd County Police Sgt. Teri Davis said Eugene Ashley, 24, tattooed the back of his son’s right shoulder with “DB,” which stands for “Daddy’s Boy,” sometime this spring. The man told police he was intoxicated at the time, Davis said

The child’s mother, Amy Ashley, was not present during the incident.

The tattoo was discovered after an unidentified person complained to the Department of Family and Children Services about the conditions at the Ashley home. The Ashleys have three or four children, Davis said.

“You keep thinking you’ve seen it all, and then voila,” Davis said.

The children remain with their mother; Eugene Ashley was arrested May 21 and faces charges of child cruelty and tattooing a person younger than 18 years old, the latter being a misdemeanor, Davis said.


(not actual pic of said toddler)

[flvegan]

1. "...he was intoxicated at the time"

No shit, Sherlock.

[Fumesucker]

2. I wonder if the kid is circumcised?

:hide:

[cbc5g]

4. we can only hope

[Fumesucker]

6. Really..

Putting a little ink under the skin = Cruelty..

Removing an integral part of the sexual organ = Absolutely Kosher :)

There are days when I just have to shake my head in bemused puzzlement at our society.

FWIW, I'm totally opposed to the tattooing of anyone without their informed consent, which children cannot give.

[omega minimo]

3. the kid wanted it to say:

MOM :evilgrin:

[G_j]

5. I sure hope that's a photoshop... nt

[Posteritatis]

7. I'm sure the kid *loved* that, and that they'll be nicely legible in a decade or two (nt)