Quite often on the street you can see a person who has a tattoo on his fingers. Typically, these tattoos outwardly resemble rings, while hardly anyone knows their exact value, which depends on each line or point. Of course, ordinary people use tattoos depicting a ring, for example, rock musicians, but often it is a symbol of convicts. In this regard, the attitude to such tattoos is extremely negative, and modern tattoo artists do not recommend using a similar image on their bodies, both men and girls.
If you meet a person with a ring, you can immediately understand that this is a former prisoner, moreover, a repeat offender. Inside the tattoo, they depict various signs and symbols, all of which are quite informative. Dashes and dots inside the ring can tell about the term of punishment of a person, the number of the walker, the place of serving the sentence and its status in the criminal world.
Often, these tattoos are chosen voluntarily, but not rare cases when they are used as a stigma, forcibly putting a prisoner on a finger. Usually, with the help of rings, representatives of the lower caste in the hierarchy of criminals — rapists and informers — are branded. Due to this, wherever this person is, everyone will immediately know about him, while it is important to note that the value of the rings is universal and remains unchanged in all places of deprivation of liberty.
As for women who have been imprisoned, they use a ring tattoo much less often. Usually, prisoners with an experience choose a similar tattoo, and the significance of the caps is similar, and their appearance bears a great resemblance to male rings. It is worth noting that there are dozens, if not hundreds of types of rings, so it is important to understand the meaning of each character.
The value of the ring tattoo
As you know, a tattoo with a ring is an integral part of tattoo art for the criminal world. The number of sketches and types of rings is so large that even the prisoners themselves cannot study all the symbolism, because every day more and more variations of images appear. Tattoo ring can serve as a display of the biography of its owner, to express his outlook and attitude. To create a tattoo ring usually use the same images, symbols and objects as for other criminal tattoos depicted on any parts of the body.
For an ordinary person who has never been on the other side of the lattice, a ring is an impeccable attribute of a felon, and their number indicates the number of convictions that they had to serve. In general, it can be noted that the tattoo ring is the most informative tattoo of all that can be found on the Internet. The ring includes various details and symbols that can tell about the time and reason for a criminal conviction, the age at which a person got into the zone, his repentance or aggression, etc. The main goal of the rings is to determine the position of the criminal in the hierarchy of the criminal world, to find out what plans he has for the near future.
In general, the value of the ring is determined by the picture inside it, and the configuration, color, signs and symbols depicted in the ring play an important role. In some cases, inside the tattoo put numbers and letters, which can also drastically change the meaning of the symbol. In general, the ring ring can be divided into three categories:
- Those that are applied by force - a stigma for rapists, maniacs, snitch (sixes).
- Voluntary - you can choose any symbol you like, the value of which you know perfectly. Usually men choose the ring that corresponds to the nature of their criminal activity.
- Rings that need to be earned.
To understand the approximate meaning of tattoos, you need to pay attention to the color performance, so the lighter shades are a symbol of repentance and craving for freedom, the personification of sadness and sadness, dark and saturated rings are a symbol of disobedience and aggression. It is also worth noting that there is a category of rings, having their own name, invented by prisoners for convenience and easy memorization.
Pinning a tattoo with the image of a ring to an ordinary person who was not in prison is not recommended, it is more likely even prohibited. The thing is that the exact meaning of the tattoos can only be known by the convicts, and for the wrong character they can “ask”. For images of tattoos, symbolic images are often used, such as playing card suits, meanings, and geometric figures. In this case, all the tricks are primitive, since the zone does not have special equipment, highly qualified specialists or computer technologies. Also, the reason is related to the size of the tattoo - about one square centimeter, where to put something too complicated is not possible in principle. Another factor affecting the value of the tattoo is the finger on which the ring is located.
Types of rings and their values
As you know, any point and line determines the meaning of the tattoo with the image of a ring, therefore it is impossible to fully consider all the sketches.For general information, only the most popular versions of rings, used in places of deprivation of liberty, that have specific “names” can be considered.
Varieties of rings and their criminal meanings:
- A man is a symbol of prisoners who do not have status and due experience in the criminal world.
- Denied - a symbol of people who refuse to cooperate with the authorities.
- We are judging for hooliganism - the image resembles a peak suit turned upside down.
- Cross color in the ring - a symbol of thieves.
- Cross and peak suits - lost youth, previous conviction at an early age.
- Knife with a snake - convicted of murder.
- X - criminal record for robbery.
- Skull and cross - conviction for robbery.
- The black background is the “from bell to bell” condition.
- The number 6 and six points - the criminal, which is subordinate to the thieves in law and criminal authorities.
- "Rooster" - a symbol of the lowest caste, reflecting rapists, descended and people who killed their loved ones.
- Points and rounded crosses - a symbol showing the number of shoots or their attempts.
- In the footsteps of his father - a ring, which is stuffed in case the father was also in prison.
- I am the murderer or the memory of parents - this ring is applied to the fingers of prisoners who have lost their parents during his release.
- The letter A, depicted in a diamond - a symbol denied, refusing to cooperate with the authorities and law enforcement agencies.
