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ACAB is an acronym often integrated into prison tattoos in the United Kingdom, it is most commonly rendered with one letter between the knuckle and first joint of each finger, sometimes as symbolic small dots with or without the accompanying letters.
ACAB can stand for All Coppers Are Bastards, or Always Carry A Bible, depending on who is asking and whether the bearer is trying to make a good impression.
Extensive body tattoos (' body suits') are a commonly worn by Yakuza members. These traditional tattoos are known as irezumi in Japanese. Their size and elaborate nature show not only the wearers' affiliation, but also his ability to endure pain.
Starting in the Kofun period (300-600CE) tattoos began to assume negative connotations. Instead of being used for ritual or status purposes, tattooed marks began to be placed on criminals as a punishment (this was mirrored in ancient Rome, where slaves were known to have been tattooed with mottos such as "I am a slave who has run away from his master").
At the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1912CE) the Japanese government, wanting to protect its image and make a good impression on the west, outlawed tattoos, and irezumi took on connotations of criminality. Nevertheless, fascinated foreigners went to Japan seeking the skills of tattoo artists, and traditional tattooing continued underground.
Tattooing was legalized by the occupation forces in 1945, but unfortunately has retained its image of criminality. For many years, traditional Japanese tattoos were associated with the Yakuza and many businesses in Japan (such as public baths, fitness centers and hot springs) still ban customers with tattoos.
A tattooA tattoo is design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. In technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. Tattoos are a type of body modification. Etymology The origin of the word tatt of three dots in a triangle, usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for " mi vida loca " ("my crazy life"). Along with the pachuco cross , it is a popular "generic" tattoo among HispanicHispanic as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorise US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. The term is used as a teenagers, and has no direct connection to gangs. The tattoo has also been adopted by VietnameseVietnamese can mean: Vietnamese people the majority ethnic group residing in Vietnam, also known as Kinh. Vietnamese language the language spoken by those people. teenagers, along with the similar interpretation of "to o can gica" ("I care about nothing"). See Three Dots TattooA tattoo of three dots in a triangle, usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for " mi vida loca" ("my crazy life"). Along with the pachuco cross, it is a popular "generic" tattoo among Hispanic teenagers, and has no direct conn.
A teardrop tattoo is said to indicate that the wearer has killed. It is worn by the eye.
Russian criminal tattoos have a complex system of symbols which can 'read' to give quite detailed information about the wearer. Not only do the symbols carry meaning but the area of the body on which they are placed may be meaningful too. The initiation tattoo of a new gang member is usually placed on the chest and may incorporate a rose.
In addition to voluntary tattooing, tattoos are used to stigmatise and punish individuals within the criminal society. 'Grins' may be placed on an individual who fails to pay debts in cards and often have very blatant sexual imagery, embarassing the wearer.
The four suits:
Other symbols:
Hand tattoos:
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