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I worked for years in tattoo parlours, we'd explain why and tbh most underage clients would just go and get it elsewhere, then we'd have to cover it later, and cover-ups were much less sophisticated back then. Hell you can even do it yourself with a needle and ink if you're desperate. Where ther's money changing hands someone will do it.
However the onus is on the clients as well as the tattooists to raise the light in which tattoos and the industry are viewed. It's a slow change, but it is happening.
It's a shame when the type of gang symbols etc (sweeping generalisation here, but this isn't a thesis) that some younger people are tempted to get/do get, brand them permanently as people with low self image and aspirations. I'm not out to judge anyone, but it's always better to see a well thought out piece of work worn by someone who is proud to be in their skin. Tattoos can be beautiful, but they don't make you beautiful, that comes from having a positive attitude about yourself.
/am not a hippy.