24 Hour "Waiting Period" For Tatoos ??

[billt]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/07/dc-proposes-24-hour-waiting-period-for-tattoos/

This country is getting more nuts every day.

[TAB]

THat makes more sense then a waiting period for a gun.  My understanding is the best artist( and this is something you want the best) take weeks to get an appointment with.

[billt]

THat makes more sense then a waiting period for a gun.  My understanding is the best artist( and this is something you want the best) take weeks to get an appointment with.

They are trying to stop the "drunk sailor syndrome". Where some drunk clown gets a tattoo because he made the decision in an impaired state. It's my understanding, (mind you I have no tattoos), a tattoo artist with any sort of consideration, will not apply a tattoo to anyone in an impaired state. They will tell them to come back the next day. As always there are people who will take anyone's money at any time.

The problem is it comes down to simply more government trying to protect people from themselves. Idiots will always be idiots. What's next, a 24 hour "waiting period" for hookers?

[Dakotaranger]

They are trying to stop the "drunk sailor syndrome". Where some drunk clown gets a tattoo because he made the decision in an impaired state. It's my understanding, (mind you I have no tattoos), a tattoo artist with any sort of consideration, will not apply a tattoo to anyone in an impaired state. They will tell them to come back the next day. As always there are people who will take anyone's money at any time.

The problem is it comes down to simply more government trying to protect people from themselves. Idiots will always be idiots. What's next, a 24 hour "waiting period" for hookers?

The problem is it comes down to simply more government trying to protect people from themselves. Idiots will always be idiots. What's next, a 24 hour "waiting period" for hookers?

  Where does that line start?

[TAB]

No self respecting tattoo artist would tattoo some one drunk.  That should not be a law, but most places it is.   for the record I am all for regulating and lic the tattoo indusrty, but only as far as safety practices are concrened. 

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

Law makers should have a check list of things to abide by...and should start each day reading it and following it.

Here is the first item on the list:

1. ‘‘It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government   from falling into error.’’   - Justice Robert H. Jackson


Actually the first thing should be  1. Go back to sleep and don't do anything today.

Many might think that would be counter-productive, but it wouldn't.

[MikeBjerum]

No self respecting tattoo artist would tattoo some one drunk.  That should not be a law, but most places it is.   for the record I am all for regulating and lic the tattoo indusrty, but only as far as safety practices are concrened.  

Once again TAB talks his way around the culdesac enough times to leave me saying  Huh

[Timothy]

Many might think that would be counter-productive, but it wouldn't.

I've been saying that for years!  No law is better than a bad law...

[tombogan03884]

I've been saying that for years!  No law is better than a bad law...

When I got mine not only was I underage, and drunk, part of the price was a 6 pack for the tattoo guy.

[Timothy]

When I got mine not only was I underage, and drunk, part of the price was a 6 pack for the tattoo guy.

Sober or not I never saw the need, squid or not!  My kid has a few, they look pretty silly.

My pop had several but 10 years at sea will do that.  Statue of Liberty, a Chiefs "Fouled Anchor" and a dagger running through his forearm.

MA didn't allow them until about ten years back, now they're legal.