Scratchers in the Tattoo Industry Part 2

Here's part two. Full of pictures that can be found by simply searching 'tattoo scratcher' on the internet. It's sad and it's scary. I'll even include some photos taken from the photo albums of scratchers on their Facebooks.

This is a pretty popular image when you search 'tattoo scratchers' in any search engine. This is one of the severest infections I've ever seen due to a scratcher. The person who did this should be in prison, but probably was never reported. It's up to the true body mod industry to change this.

This is yet another example of the horrors presented by these hackers. It's all too common. Staph infections are a constant threat among those who choose to visit scratchers for tattoos who also then threaten those around them by spreading the infection.

You can tell a scratcher when the ink fades quickly and it's just overall horrible looking.

They also can't make straight lines with a tattoo gun. Their tattoos often look like squiggles.

This is work done by an artist of Huntingburg/Birdseye, Indiana. He's been threatened numerous times by the authorities and health officials. He continues to tattoo in an unsafe environment without the proper training or licensure. 

This artist was located in Jasper, Indiana but his whereabouts are often unknown as he's been to jail at least once for a non-tattoo related offense. He tattoos wherever he can and this is the result. He's not been doing it very long but instead of building a sketchbook and taking his portfolio to a legitimate shop for an apprenticeship, he's now labeled as a scratcher.

Here's another example of his work.

Guys, listen. This isn't safe and if you know a scratcher, it's important that you make sure they are reported as soon as possible so they can't do any permanent damage to anyone. This is so important. IT MUST STOP. I can't stress it enough. It's DANGEROUS. Do whatever you can to take people like this down or at least help them on their way to a legitimate tattooing business with proper training and licensing.