Mother Jailed For Letting 10-Year-Old Son Get Tattoo'd

Chuntera Napier

VIA ABCNEWS


A Georgia mother who was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old to get a tattoo said she had no idea it was illegal for him to get one, even with her consent.

When Chuntera Napier’s son Gaquan Napier asked her if he could get a memorial tattoo for his 12-year-old brother Malik who died after being hit by a car, Napier was touched by the request.

A Photo of Malik Napier who Passed away in 2010

“My son came to me and said, ‘Mom, I want to get a tattoo with Malik on it, rest in peace,’” she told ABC News’ Atlanta affiliate WSBTV. “It made me feel good to know that he wanted his brother on him.”

When Gaquan Napier was asked why he wanted the tattoo, he said, “Because it represents my brother.”


“What do I say to a child who wants to remember his brother? It’s not like he was asking me, ‘Can I get Sponge Bob?” Napier said. “He asked me [for] something that’s in remembrance of his brother. How can I say no?”

Gaquan got a tattoo on his right arm of his brother’s name and his former basketball jersey number. Napier also has memorial tattoos for her son on her right arm.

When someone at his school noticed the tattoo and contacted authorities, Napier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with misdemeanor cruelty and being a party to a crime, according to WSBTV. Napier bonded out of jail on Wednesday but is shocked that her consent was not enough for her son to get a tattoo.


“I always thought that if a parent gave consent, then it was fine,” she said. “How can somebody else say that it’s not okay? He’s my child, and I have the right to say what I want for my child. I can’t go tell anybody else what I want for their child.”




WOW!!!...WELL...UHhhh...SHET...WOW!   I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I think it's pretty touching that this kid wanted a tattoo of his brother's name to help him remember. But at the same time, until you're of legal age to do so, he's got things like pictures and memories of good times shared to help him remember Malik. I hate to say "his mother should have known better", especially since she's got a neck tat, but even with that.  SMMFH. Chuntera should have used her better judgement. Instead, she gave into her emotional judgement. That's rarely ever a good thing. I understand why the teacher reported her, but even then, given the circumstances of the situation, I kind of feel like that teacher took things too far by instantly calling the police in the child's mother. Damn teach, you could have atleast spoke with mom first. That's all I'm saying.


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