Jan 05 2010
How Not To Win A Parenting Award
Six out of seven kids were tattooed illegally by their parents in their home in Summerville, GA with a homemade tattooing machine. Patty Jo Marsh and Jacob Bartels both have tattoos and decided that their children should have tattoos as well. The ages of the kids are 7, 10, 11, 11, 12, 15, and 17. The 7 year old was the only one who didn’t receive a tattoo. The couple thought the 7 year old was too young, but I guess 10 is old enough?? This is seriously sick. The couple tattooed black crosses on the kid’s hands right on the pressure point between the thumb and the pointer finger. The 17 year old had a tattoo done on his arm with a tribute to mom and dad. Real appropriate.
Tattooing kids in Georgia is illegal, especially without a license. The couple was arrested on December 28th and charged with tattooing and reckless conduct, both misdemeanors, and cruelty to children, which is a felony. They were released on December 29th on a $10,000 property bond.
According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the homemade tattoo machine Marsh and Bartels used is made from “electrical cord, spliced wiring and a guitar string for a needle.” The Free Press reports that Marsh and Bartels used the machine on themselves the same day, all with the same needle/guitar string.
The six children received their tats after Thanksgiving; Marsh said that the children wanted to get them so they could be like their parents, according to the Journal Constitution. Marsh is not the biological mother of all seven children (Newser.com describes the household as a “blended family”); Sheriff Everett told the Free Press that one of the 11-year-olds was visiting his biological mother after Christmas when the mother noticed the tattoo, described as “a small X,” on her daughter’s hand. The child claimed the tattoo was temporary, according to the Sheriff, and when the mother couldn’t wash it off, she called Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services, who notified police.
The children were temporarily removed from Marsh and Bartel’s custody and were quickly returned. Marsh is quoted in published reports as saying, “If I’m such a bad parent, then how come they brought the kids back right after I got out jail?” Marsh said that she didn’t know that tattooing without a license is illegal in Georgia, nor was she aware that it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to get a tattoo.
This is absolutely ridiculous. These parents are disgusting white trash and shouldn’t be allowed to be in charge of children. Thank god they didn’t tattoo the 7 year old. At least one kid won’t have a permanent tattoo on their hand. This is definitely child cruelty. The video below has the white trash mother talking about how she didn’t think it was going to be permanent because it just BARELY poked the skin. Right… dummy.
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I wasn’t a fan of tatoos before and for sure I am not now! There are really crazy people out there and what is even sadder that they are parents!
Well, I don’t think this article has anything to do with whether you’re a fan of tattoos or not. It is the fact that parents did homemade tattoos on their children. It is sick and disgusting. This day and age, tattoos are considered the norm. You stand out these days if you do not have any ink.
well truely i dont care cuz in 16 wit one i got it when i was 15 and im bout to get another it schould not matter if we want one it should only matterr what we get cuz even way it go we will get them in the end
what? don’t understand a word you wrote siarra?
WoW…. White Trash? I dont find it necessary to use racial slurs. Bad parents are bad parents whether they are african american, white, indian, or asian. I dont believe it would be correct to call them N*g*e*s if they where african american… the racial slurs in this article make the writer sound as ignorant as the parents he/she are writing about. DISGUSTING!
Jess, Why Did you even have to say anything about african american people?? Since Someone talked about white people u had to say niggers??? You are the one who is an ignorant bitch. The people who did this were WHITE TRASH, JUST LIKE YOU!!!! White Trash, Cracker, Wonder Bread Are NOTHING Compared To Nigger So Think about that next time you try to compare them BITCH!!!!
How is it at all worse than being called white trash? the “N word” may be used towards/by AA ppl but its by no single chance worse… if it was worse you wouldnt hear AA ppl saying all the time. you dont hear very many white ppl walking up to their FRIENDS going… whats up white trash? thats bc its worse.. plus the “n word” basically means dumbass.. in no dictionary does it state anything about it being just for/against AA ppl. She was only saying that the white didnt have to be put into the word.. the writer could have just used the word TRASH… stop trying to jump on someone just bc you think you have an argument over a racial issue. your not slaves.. our president is black… everything is even.. stop acting threatened over a word that isnt used to hurt you.. it was used to hurt your ancestors who had no chance at all of making anything of themselves. but here you are.. all the freedom in the world and your going to make yourself sound retarded on the internet.
It is terrible that these parents had to go through this kind of ridicule, people don’t seem to take into account that in parts of the world tattooing is part of culture and tattooing is huge in America. Granted, perhaps 10 and 11 may be too young, but if the child is willing and wanting a tattoo then who is anyone to infringe on a parents right to give their child some culture. I understand a safety issue may be of concern, but home made tattoo guns and tattoos are not uncommon.
Tattoos can be removed, or covered up. These poor children are being alienated and going though having there parents taken away for something that millions of people do. They now must look at their body art and probably feel guilty and that they are at fault for their parents encarceration.
I say lighten up Gorgia, what will be next? Are you going to tell me I can’t pierce my babies ears or dye their hair.
I don’t have any tattoos yet, I have 3 children. A child as young as 9 could probably find a way to get a tattoo on their own, and that could likely be less safe than having an adult, (not to mention your own parent, someone who cares deeply for the tattoo-ie); to display a piece of art on a flesh canvas. I’d perfer my child to ask my permision to get a tattoo rather than having little Bobby Sue put who knows what on my baby.