Mom Arrested For Letting 10-Year-Old Son Get Tattoo
An Acworth, Georgia, mom is in hot water for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his deceased brother. Chuntera Napier said her 12-year-old son, Malik, was struck and killed by a motorist in Macon about two years ago, and her other son, Gaquan, wanted a tattoo like hers to remember his older brother. In Georgia, it is illegal for a child under the age of 18 to receive a tattoo. Napier, who says she was unaware of the law, was charged with misdemeanor child cruelty after someone at Gaquan’s school saw the tattoo and reported her to the authorities. Napier was arrested on Tuesday and wasn’t released until Wednesday morning. “I always thought if a parent gives consent, then it’s fine,” Napier said. “How can somebody else say it’s not OK? He’s my child, and I have a right to say what I want for my child.”
An Acworth, Georgia, mom is in hot water for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in memory of his deceased brother. Chuntera Napier said her 12-year-old son, Malik, was struck and killed by a motorist in Macon about two years ago, and her other son, Gaquan, wanted a tattoo like hers to remember his older brother. In Georgia, it is illegal for a child under the age of 18 to receive a tattoo. Napier, who says she was unaware of the law, was charged with misdemeanor child cruelty after someone at Gaquan’s school saw the tattoo and reported her to the authorities. Napier was arrested on Tuesday and wasn’t released until Wednesday morning. “I always thought if a parent gives consent, then it’s fine,” Napier said. “How can somebody else say it’s not OK? He’s my child, and I have a right to say what I want for my child.”
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