A Face Tattoo

This is definitely worth writing a little something about as it was my first time seeing this. I've always heard about this either secondarily or just conceptually but now I actually have witnessed the phenomenon and have experienced the glory--the glory of a face tattoo.

Now I know perhaps Mike Tyson's decision was just less than sound, but I got on the subway last night and this dude walks in with a FULL face tattoo.......forehead, ocular regions, nose, lips, cheeks and chin all had ink on them. The first thing that came to my mind was, "So you're saying then.....that you don't have a job interview tomorrow?"

I found myself angered at his decision. Not sure why...it's his face, but I think maybe the fact that he was forcing it on everyone and making me feel uncomfortable just to look in his direction, like he would jump down my throat and say "What the hell are you looking at?
"Well....your face tattoo actually."

He had his girlfriend with him and that just made me think, "Pal, you better enjoy her and treat her right cuz if she breaks up with you (which she should) the odds of you 'getting yourself out there' are slim to none."

Clearly if you do that to your face, you are purposely making a statement. So why not just tattoo the actual message you're trying to send on your face? Why not just have it say, "I don't get along with my dad." or...."Too many lunches alone in high school". I really cannot fathom what someone must have gone through in life to make that kind of decision.

Shouldn't it be illegal? Think about it, if a cop pulls you over and asked for i.d., how are they going to recognize you with a full tattoo covering up your face? Unfortunately I don't think the police can simply hand out tickets for poor decisions otherwise problem solved. Unless of course he had that face tattoo at the DMV when when he got his license issued and had the picture taken.

Either way I think witnessing this is a powerful lesson for everyone.........hug your children!