UPDATE: Mum Arrested Over Video of Young Boy Getting a Tattoo

Outrage after a video has emerged on Facebook of a 10-year-old boy getting a tattoo.

Last week we shared the video, posted by Storm Harringto, showing the young boy receiving a tattoo.

“Wth is this,” Harrington wrote in the Facebook post, tagging two unknown women. “How old is Skylar, 9? He is not old enough to know what he wants or to make any kind of decision like this. You truly are a worthless parent for this.!!!”

In the video, the woman encourages the boy not to look while he is being tattooed. At some points, he appears to be visibly wincing.

Facebook users expressed their outrage in the comments. Many alerted the authorities.

“This sh-t is illegal,” one person wrote.

“Disgusted!!!” and “That’s not right,” said others.

Ohio police investigated the incident after they were prompted by a number of concerned citizens.

They visited the home of the mother and child on Monday night but say the child did not appear to be in distress.

“The child had actually said he asked for the tattoo,” Lt. Rick Herring of Bellefontaine Police told ABC6.

Ohio law states that tattoos under the age of 18 are allowed if the child is given consent from a parent.

“The phones have not stopped ringing,” Herring said.

“We’ve gotten calls from several different states from people that are concerned for the welfare of this child.”

Police are not yet sure whether they will press charges.

The video has attracted over 1 million views on Facebook and 14,000 shares.

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UPDATE 3 October

The Ohio mother who allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo and filmed it for a distressing video which went viral on social media last week has since been arrested, according to Daily Mail.

Nikki Dickinson, 34, was arrested in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and taken into custody on Friday on charges of child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Ms Dickinson told police on Friday that the young boy had been pleading with her to get a tattoo and she gave into him because she was ‘tired’ of him constantly asking for one.

The mother was not charged for letting the boy get a tattoo but for the manner in which she allowed it to take place.

The teenage tattoo artist was charged with not following safety and sanitary guidelines.

He was charged with two delinquency counts of tattooing prohibitions. He is being charged as a minor.

The other woman in the video did not face charges.

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19 Comments

- - mom7108 said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    9:50 pm
I am confused what law was broken when is says under 18 with parental consent. While I disagree with this and his age to have a tattoo, if that is the law in America what “manner in which she allowed it to take place” then becomes a crime? Strange

- - mom70876 said
  - 19 Nov 2018
    10:13 pm
This is just insane. You have no idea about what your child wants. They want FADS!

- - mom81879 said
  - 09 Nov 2018
    7:53 pm
Bit of a worry. I’m concerned about the parents, are they capable of being parents if they can make decisions like this?!

- - ashna9 said
  - 04 Oct 2018
    8:09 pm
This would be illegal at his age even with parent consent?

- - mom206279 said
  - 04 Oct 2018
    7:15 am
My son is begging me for his own front end loader. He can nag all day and night. The answer is still no. If you can’t say no to your children you really need to think about whether parenting is for you.

- - mom101628 said
  - 03 Oct 2018
    9:14 pm
Such a stupid thing to do even in this age of letting everything happen.

- - mom114371 said
  - 03 Oct 2018
    2:38 pm
Just goes to show that some people don’t grow brains with age! Totally irresponsible!

- - mom90758 said
  - 03 Oct 2018
    12:42 pm
Very irresponsible!!

- - curlytops said
  - 02 Oct 2018
    12:52 pm
what is the world coming to?!

- - mom114371 said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    11:08 am
Seriously! He asked for it therefore it’s not illegal because he had his mums permission?! The world has gone mad. This child shouldn’t be allowed to stay with this unfit mother!!!!

- - Stef said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    10:51 am
He asked for a tattoo?! Kids will ask for a lot of things…does that mean that they should get them?! I’m gobsmacked! Appalling!!

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    10:00 am
Not sure I would have let my 9yo get a tattoo. Both my kids now have tattoos tho, gotten as adults

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    8:32 am
If he wanted a tattoo then get him some rub off ones!!!
Did he actually ask for it or is that what he’s being told to say

- - mom67623 said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    8:26 am
Children should not be allowed to get tattoo, what are parents thinking!! This is in America where it seems anything goes.My concern is that it could happen over here as we seem to follow America in many of there ways.. I see beautiful young girls, all covered with tattoos it is more than aweful thing to do, you have to wear them for life, or have to have expensive surgery to remove them. It is beyond my comprehension, have stick on ones if you want to mar your body,looks and life.

- - Ellen said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    4:20 am
While I certainly won’t agree on a tattoo for my kids myself, I wonder if there is much difference with getting an ear piercing done ?? Even babies of a couple of months old get sometimes an ear piercing. And what about indigenous all over the world ? Piercings and tattoo’s are very common amongst them.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 28 Sep 2018
    1:49 am
Really should the parents given into this boy? Maybe a fake one would be better for his age.

- - mom265671 said
  - 27 Sep 2018
    11:27 pm
A shame a parent, how could you even allow them to do this at such a young age. He is going to regret this

- - Blossom said
  - 27 Sep 2018
    8:57 pm
The only reason I would condone a tattoo on a person of any age is if it is a medical symbol to alert other people to the medical issue. I certainly wouldn’t have one done on a child unless deemed advisable by a qualified Medical Specialist.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 27 Sep 2018
    8:50 pm
Oh dear was it worth it what is the tattoo about the letter S i dont get it