Posted on 07/12/2022 5:58:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Social media users have reacted to a viral video in which Police Minister Bheki Cele says that people with tattoos have “gangster tendencies”.
According to News24, Cele was speaking to the media and residents of Orlando East in Soweto, Gauteng, following the weekend fatal mass shooting at a local tavern.
He assured the residents that police visibility in the area would be increased.
Cele said that approximately 10 000 newly recruited police officers were in training until December 15. Following their training, they would also help to secure communities.
In the same breath, Cele slammed tattoos, saying that his department will not hire people with tattoos because they “have gangster tendencies”.
“When you have a tattoo, we don’t hire you because you have a tendency of being a gangster,” said Cele.
Twitter users reacted to Cele’s remarks, with many not taking them kindly.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions below:
“There is a certain kind of rebel attitude associated with getting inked.“
Maybe years ago that was the case but not any more. They are just sheep copying what others are doing and thinking they are hip or something.
I see little independent thought these days. Just sheep everywhere.
I think most tattoos pay homage to their master-Satan!
In psychiatry the old chestnut was 1 or 2 tattoos ok.
3 or more? Problem.
Not having tattoos...
That is what I told my son. And he noticed.
No tats and he stands out.
The women seem to have more tats than the men.
Leviticus 19:28. “Ye shall nor make any cuttings in the flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.”
I don’t know if this still is relevant now under Grace instead of under the Law, but I absolutely avoid people who have them.
What I don’t understand is how people who supposedly can’t afford food or decent clothes for their kids can afford to cover their skin with this crap, pay for corn row hairstyles, etc.
Tattoos CANNOT make an ugly woman pretty, but they sureasHell can make a pretty woman UGLY!
hell, cops have more ink than bikers did 20yrs ago...
I see too many women with arm sleeve tattoos.
Seeing women in bikinis with lots of tattoos equals yuck!
Add in some nose piercings equals more yuck!
That about sums it up for me.
Actually it is the opposite. They are conformists going along with and marking themselves as members of their chosen tribe.
My generation considered tattoos as something the “lower class” men did, though they also tended to be former military men. No one ever saw a woman who had them in my world. I considered tattoos were “tacky”. Then I fell in love with a former Marine. I didn’t see the tats until it was too late because he always covered them with sleeves. When I saw them they were the Marine signs and Mother. He would never go and have my name tattooed. He was embarrassed by them after he became a preacher, so he never took his shirt off outside the house. We were married 51 years. Just an example of how young people can do silly things that become a problem as life grows and changes.
Tats & piercings = easy.
No, they are wannabees. No gang of thugs would accept them so they went to work for the gov’mt.
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