| I will not go into theological debate here, but I have | | | | genitals, rear ends, and other parts, including piercing |
| always believed that if God had wanted me to have | | | | and tattooing those genitals all without parents |
| pockets or be covered He would have had those | | | | permission. Hello Michael Sanchez, are you working for |
| included when I was born. He gave us a skin for that. | | | | the citizens of New Mexico or not? Is this just to |
| If He wanted me to be black or brown or white or | | | | stop a Republican bill?Let's see how this works: |
| yellow or red (none of which are natural colors I | | | | reintroduce a bill that says a minor can not have a |
| might add) He would have made me exactly how He | | | | tattoo or piercing without the presence of their |
| wanted me. If he wanted me to be tattooed, those | | | | parent or guardian. This is ridiculous. It is the |
| would have been included as well, and if He wanted | | | | responsibility of the tattoo parlor? You bet it is.Do |
| me to have more holes in my body than I have, He | | | | parents have something they can do? You bet. Until |
| would have included them as well. Heaven forbid, | | | | Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez decides to |
| most of us leak out the holes we already have...If | | | | work with the republican bills, and vice versa, you as |
| you believe only in evolution, then evolution would | | | | a parent can and should press charges with the |
| have created all of those things as well. However | | | | prosecuting attorney's office for and not including, |
| God, nor evolution did that now did they?As an adult, | | | | because I am sure they come can up with other |
| you have certain choices you can make in your life. If | | | | things, Child Endangerment, Child molestation, |
| you choose to molest your body for whatever | | | | Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Child |
| reason that is up to you. If you like some old man or | | | | Abuse, Sadism, and a list a mile long. You as a parent |
| woman to finger your private parts putting stain or | | | | have these options. Since the tattoo or piercing is on |
| piercing's on them that too is up to you.However | | | | the child, you have the evidence. Will a prosecutor |
| getting a strange new haircut, that will grow out | | | | prosecute? I'm betting if it were their child they |
| again, at least until you go bald, is one thing, a child | | | | would. So try it. This is a criminal offense even |
| has certain rights too you know. A child does not | | | | without the new law!Tattoo parlors that would do |
| have the right to permanently harm or molest him or | | | | this without a parent present shouldn't be in business |
| herself, allow themselves to be abused when so | | | | in the first place, and I am sure most in this City, |
| much abuse is already going on in our State. As | | | | would not do it without a parent present. Correct me |
| adults they have plenty of time to decide if they | | | | if you are a parent and know differently.It is the job |
| want these things done.Senate Majority Floor Leader | | | | of the Senate and the House to protect our children, |
| Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said it's wrong to hold | | | | not just on things they believe are correct, but in all |
| tattoo parlors responsible for enforcing | | | | matters. If tattoo parlors are doing this, and many |
| communication that should already be taking place | | | | are, then it is up to our representatives to stop it, |
| between a child and their parents.Sen. Rod Adair, | | | | and stop it cold.If you are a responsible Tattoo Parlor |
| R-Roswell, the bill's sponsor, said the law was | | | | or lawmaker make your voice heard, and write your |
| necessary to give parents the ability to help their | | | | representatives, e-mail them if nothing else, let the |
| children make responsible decisions about tattoos and | | | | prosecutors judges and legislators know how you |
| piercing's. He is correct. Without his bill the parents | | | | feel because the next victim could be your son or |
| are legally kept out of the loop regarding these | | | | daughter, or grandchild.If you are a prosecutor make |
| life-changing decisions. Yet by law, a minor can not | | | | it known that any molestation by a tattoo parlor will |
| buy a cigarette, or liquor with or without parent | | | | be dealt with extreme prejudice. We will work on the |
| permission.Let me understand this. If A child skips | | | | laws.Randy Redhawk has written four novels and |
| school a lot, the parents pay the price, not the child. | | | | two self help books under the name Ryan Orr, |
| If a business sells liquor to a child, the business gets | | | | Including "Adolescent Boys and Dealing With Sex". His |
| fined, it can't sell liquor for a whopping single day - | | | | free lance articles have appeared in several Gannet |
| more on that in another article.Yet, we can have | | | | newspapers, as well as the New York Times and |
| some old man fingering and touching our children, | | | | Chicago Tribune and other major publications under |
| piercing his or her body, including touching their | | | | Randy Weldon. He is a New Mexico resident. |