I heard a rumor that if someone has a tatto of tears under their eye....?

Question

then that means they killed someone...has anyone ever heard of that? just wondering! thanks!

he had 3 tear drops....killed 3 people?
ugh....nasty..lol

Answer 1

that is what it means, but only if their in a gang.

Answer 2

Oooo meaning of tattoos something Im in love with learning about... below I coppied and pasted from a website for you the meaning of the tear drop tattoo.

The teardrop tattoo is typically a prison tattoo. Traditionally placed next to the eye, either left or right, this striking mark makes its wearer appear to be permanently crying.

While many prison tattoos are ethnicity specific, the teardrop is seen equally across the board.

Originally, in North America, the teardrop meant that the wearer had committed at least one murder. In some places, it meant that the wearer had committed a murder in jail. This tattoo then had the power to warn away other convicts, and establish an image for the wearer, of self-defense that is imperative in the prison system.

This symbol has evolved to represent family or friends of the prisoner who have died while the wearer is incarcerated. This is a very different implication, as it represents true grief, rather than an morbidly ironic gesture. When the tear drop represents the death of a loved one, the tattoo implies that the wearer is unable to cry real tears while in the prison system, and must use ink, instead.

Sometimes described as meaning ‘a mother’s son is gone’, the teardrop represents death in both North American examples.

In Australia, the teardrop has an entirely 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.

Answer 3

Urban males with tears tattoed under their eye. In the past this was a phenemenon that was only limited to certain areas, but now I am starting to notice this trend spreading, and it is getting out of hand. My belief was confirmed when I saw a elderly woman with a tattoed tear along with her grandson, who also had a tattoo.

Where does this trend come from? What does it mean? Well, legend has it that it was originated in the prison system. In the criminal underworld, the symbolism of the tear is supposed to be a reference to how many people he has killed. The more tears on his face, the more people he has killed.

Answer 4

yes in some cases, but there are those that get tear drop tats and it's gang affiliated not killing affiliated. there are those that think its cool and then wannabees. it started in the prison gangs that were linked to the street gangs (originally), now use see stupid people copying with out know why it was ever done.

Answer 5

in some cases this is true. by the number of tears drops u have is the number of people u have killed. in other occasions...it can be a sign of distress from someone losing a person close to them.

Answer 6

yeah, in some gangs the number of tear drops is the number of people you killed.

Answer 7

thats what it means but it start with people in prison(the number of tear drops is the number of people they have killed)

Answer 8

in order to get into the gang you need to kill someone, then you get the tear drop tatt under your eye.

Answer 9

Come on now "Homes" it's the number of members in your gang that have been killed.

Answer 10

tear drops mean you have killed someone and have spent time in prison.

Answer 11

i heard the same thing...how sad that is..maybe that is why the tear symbol...and it's tatooed.. for life....."A life for a life"..not a good way to live