drawn on tattoos

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by BoomerSooner
I agree that we shouldn't let taunting in to the game in any form, but I think the "taunting tattoo" would be a hard call to sell. Every week we go into gym's with banners hung all over the place that express the same sentiments as "tigers suck" and "kill the colts". If I felt it were going to be a problem I would simply ask the player to cover it prior to the game.

I don't think that it would be a hard sell at at all. If an official thinks that the tattoos are meant to taunt the other team, then it's taunting. That simple. The taunting rule applies to the teams though, not the crowd. That doesn't mean that you can't ask game management to take down some banners or posters too, if you feel that they are particularly offensive. Btw, there was an intepretation put out a few years ago that said "obscene" tatts had to be covered.