09-25-2007, 12:51 PM
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So Fucking Gay
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 19,714
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Originally Posted by DirtyDanza
Tattoo studios are still illegal in several states in the US: Vermont, Massachusetts and Oklahoma being a couple at the time of this writing.
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Look what judges say:
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BOSTON ? A Massachusetts law banning tattooing except by physicians has been deemed unconstitutional by a judge who suggested the state would be better served by licensing and regulating the industry.
The tattoo ban dates to the 1960s and was challenged this year by Martha's Vineyard residents John R. Parkinson and Stephan A. Lanphear. Their lawsuit, filed in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, claimed that marking the human body is a protected form of expression.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Rouse agreed yesterday.
"Tattooing is an ancient art form which has been practiced in virtually ever culture," Rouse wrote. "Tattoos demonstrate commitment to political and personal beliefs."
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