So in class we were talking about tattoos and how bountiful has got that law saying you cant work for them, etc. Well its not as far fetched as we are making it seem, actually it is very common. I go to thinking about the army and navy because that is what tattoos remind me of. I wondered if they had any regulations about tattoos and come to find out they do. i looked online for the regulations and found on the website below the following information,"The United States Army has recently revised their policy on tattoos and other body modifications . Previously, any tattoo on the hands or neck would be disallowed, but now these tattoos have been permitted. No facial tattoos are permitted, but visible tattoos on other parts of the body are now allowed as long as they are tasteful and are not "extremist, indecent, sexist or racist."
The navy is a little more strict they say, "The US Navy allows tattoos of many types, but there are certain limits. No tattoos may be visible on the head or face, and they must be covered when the Navy uniform is worn. There may be no tattoos that are sexist, racist or offensive, and in a different twist, the Navy also gives specific rules against body modifications as well. No forked or split tongues are allowed, and no implants under the skin, just to name two of the rules." The marines also have a policy that bans sleeves all together and if they already have them and are in the marines they cannot advance higher in rank then what they already are.
Police officers and fire fighters policies are decided by the station, and most of the stations are going along with the either the army regulations or the navy regulations. Something interesting i found and i will post the website below is that policemen are very strict on what they can and cannot were and do. There has been a lot of court cases involving piercings and tattoos. In fact on another website i will post talks about some fire fighters in Los Angeles that have to cover up tattoos that they got in the military or for 9/11. So bountiful is not the only ones banning tattoos they just have the most media right now. I am not saying that it is a good or bad thing i got a tattoo just because my dad did not want me to get one and said he would give some money and kick me out of his house, it did not work by the way. With my tattoo i have which is on my back i have not had too much trouble concealing it but when i was filling out my paper work to be a Park ranger i had to describe it and let my boss take a picture of it and put it in my file. I have to conceal it at all times while i am working and while in my uniform that is why it was not that shocking to hear the news about bountiful.
Here are those websites
http://tattoos.lovetoknow.com/Military_Tattoos
http://firefightingnews.com/article-US.cfm?articleID=50465
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_/ai_n27164398
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Tattoos... More and and more people are getting them. It is becoming more socially acceptable much like drinking,smoking,sex,drugs. Most people would agree that all those things are bad without moderation( exceptions of course), so would having a lot of tattoos be bad? Or is the fact that we accept "bad" behavior as a society wrong? who knows.. I have a tattoo and still think they are for the most part kinda white trash. Whatever. Be happy with what comes your way i say. This is the time we live in, not simple like days when our grandparents lived. These are the days we are consigned to and make them worth it.Be happy, don't hate on people for any reason or at least try not to.
It all depends on what kind of tattoo a person gets. For example, if you get a tattoo in rememberance of your family or for 9/11, then that should not be restricted.....on the other side of things, i think it would be good for people to be remembered of tragic events like 9/11(too many people have already forget that it happened). Anyways, i think there should be no laws or rules against tattoos for "remembering", but i do support laws that make it so no one should have tattoos that are sexist, racist, un-tasteful etc, if they have a public job.
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