It started with “EVIL.” Those letters were permanently etched across the knuckles of a teen named Diamond, a resident of Mid-Atlantic Youth Services in Clarion County in 2008. At least she thought they were permanent. She had other tattoos — gang tattoos. She was no longer affiliated with a gang, but the symbols put her […]
PETER SULLIVAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tattoos can be treasured marks of love, eye-catching designs or meaningful artistic expressions. But when a job interview comes around, a couple breaks up or another year passes, they can become permanent and regrettable stains in the skin. A Harris poll this year found that 21 percent of American adults had […]
MARYLYNN URICCHIO Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Illustrated Man has nothing on Stephon, an 18-year-old from Philadelphia whose arms and torso are covered with 32 tattoos. Many of them are gang-related, including the nine skulls that represent friends who have been killed in “shoot-outs” or died from drug overdoses. A large number “5” covers the top of […]