You have to be 18 to get a tattoo without parental consent, right? So either the parents are permitting it, which is something I personally won't be doing with my daughter, or she's rebelling and hanging out with people who are willing to break the law to satisfy a teenager. Her tattoo doesn't lead to a life of crime,…

AT 15 no, getting ink is not a great decision, because it’s one you have to live with forever. There’s a reason there are age limits and I don’t think a 15-year-old is old enough to make those decisions. Hell, I think it should be a 30-year-old age limit, mainly because I know too many people going through painful…

They indicate poor parenting. Not because tattoos are bad, but since they are nearly permanent, and the removal process is expensive and painful, it’s the kind of decision a parent should withhold from a child until adulthood. Adults can make fully informed decisions, children can't.