ysvlek: Tattoo On Eye

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In Australia, the teardrop has a slightly different meaning. It is forcibly marked on convicts who are accused child molesters. This mark is then used as a justification for the beatings and abuse of the wearer. The teardrop in this case, represents the tears that the convict will cry, eternally.

has something in his eye.

Eye Tattoo
The tattoo is placed on the face to further humiliate the victim and mark them in a place where they could not cover the mark. The tear drop signifies the pain and humiliation one would feel after being raped and abused in prison.

Eye tattoo design art

There is also the urban myth that the tattoo signifies the wearer has killed, the confusion about this meaning has come from the victims having to explain the tattoo when they get out of prison. Too ashamed to tell the truth they would often state that they got the tattoo because they killed a man in prison. This statement was not far from the truth since their submissive act of becoming another man's property could easily be viewed as the death of their manhood.

Eye tattoo design art

There are various meanings and variations of the teardrop tattoo, it can also symbolize losing a loved one and in recent times, the meaning of the tattoo has "strayed from its gang roots and is open to new meanings."