Tattoos impaled in places of deprivation of liberty most often carry a lot of information. The plot and the place of the tattoo speak about the inclinations of a person, his fate, can tell a lot about his tastes and style, innermost feelings and unfulfilled dreams. Definitely, once and for all, it is impossible to classify tattoos, but some images are relevant and recognizable.
Instruction manual
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Digits (dates) and phrases carry a large semantic load, so pay attention to them first. Most often, the date is the date of birth of the person, less often the date of death of a loved one, conviction, meeting, separation, etc.
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To decipher abbreviations, refer to popular prison sentences. For example, an ELEPHANT can mean "misfortune from an early age" or "death by the cops from a knife", BLITS - "protect love and value freedom", CAT - "indigenous prisoner", etc. Often in abbreviations there are obscene words and expressions.
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Look at the fingers of the owner of the tattoos, you can learn a lot from the finger ring tattoos. For example, a black background crossed by white diagonals means that a person was sitting behind a robbery. Black Square - came out without early release, sat "from bell to bell". The image of a cat is pride and a long stay in prison.
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Aggressive tattoos are often intended for law enforcement officials who have embarked on a path of correction or have violated fidelity to women. The skull and crossbones on the forearm or shoulders, as well as the criminal code that is pierced with a dagger, can speak of illegal intentions.
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Pay attention to the shoulders of the tattoo holder. They often bear epaulettes or epaulettes with inscriptions (Napoleon, N, etc.), peculiar insignia of authorities in the prison hierarchy.
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To find out the number of convictions and years spent behind bars, find a tattoo in the form of half-arcs (two, three or more) of barbed wire. Crosses on arcs - years, number of arcs - number of convictions. Inside, the initial letters of the place of serving or the initials of the owner of the tattoo can be put.
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Many crimes were solved thanks to a tattoo with a picture of a lily or chamomile flower. In this case, the number of petals corresponds to the number of participants in a criminal case, initials are sometimes stamped inside each.
