Tear drop tattoo?

Well, for you guys that know this dont flame me lol. But I just wanna know what exactly does that tear drop on people faces mean? I'm asking this because I actually like how it looks and wanted to get one but I heard it was a gang thing and also meant that you killed some one or something. Now I dont know anything about gangs other than what I'm told by the people I know but I never asked this because they would probably think I was stupid...I dont know what it means but I dont wanna get somethin on me thats perminant and having everyone thinking I did something I didnt so before I get this I wanna know, what does it mean?

different meaning for different folks
1 tear = 1 year locked up
1 tear = 1 life taken
1 tear = 1 sad person

if you like it get it
later in life if you want it taken off
its small so it wont cost much to remove

in london the tear drop is the sign of being a child of BORSTAL INSITUTE FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS sorry if i got the name wrong but yeah in uk because u ever seen the film scum? thats borstall school/institute or kids who have been there have the borstal teardrop...dunno if its the same these days


but friendowl is correct for the us version

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Originally Posted by friendowl

different meaning for different folks
1 tear = 1 year locked up
1 tear = 1 life taken
1 tear = 1 sad person

if you like it get it
later in life if you want it taken off
its small so it wont cost much to remove

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yeah i wouldnt get it
unless for a big time reason

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Originally Posted by friendowl

1 tear = 1 sad person

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Thats probably why I would get it, but no I'm not a emo or w/e those people are or nothing I just have alot of problems and I would get the tattoo for meaning of struggle and most of the time never happy.

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Originally Posted by orangeman

I just have alot of problems and I would get the tattoo for meaning of struggle and most of the time never happy.

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thats real man i know now your no fake :thumbsup:

i got the words
" BORN TO SUFFER "
written in 8 inch lettrs across my stomach

have teletubby written on mine :D

i heard tinky winky got busted for manslaughter again

lmao!

I got a 3 inch wide skunk leaf on my right bicep (sp?)

I got a knife with dripping blood on my left, and i got a dragon on my forearm...

And i got like a flames bracelet one around my wrist...