A tattoo in the form of general's shoulder straps is not just a drawing that anyone who wants to can pin up. Such tattoos are stuffed only in correctional institutions, and only for special merits.
The tattoo, which is a drawing of a general's shoulder strap on the shoulder, has a lot of meaning. This is a classic prison tattoo, which means the "suit" of its owner. Such a tattoo is applied for services to the thieves' society. And, as a rule, convicts who have special life convictions have the right to get a tattoo of "general's shoulder straps".
To get the right to wear such a tattoo, you must serve a certain period of time, and have great advantages over the rest of the camp guests. Actually, the tattoo in the form of general's shoulder straps is worn only by the “elite” of the criminal world. These include: thieves in law overseeing the zone, especially dangerous recidivists, “denials” (convicts who do not recognize the camp regime).
The drawing of the "general's shoulder strap" can have a different shape, area of application, and the nature of the image. It all depends on the imagination of its owner and the skill of the camp "koller". There are tattoos with camp-themed catchphrases. For example, “Death is better than dishonor of a thief in law”, “I live one day” or “Forgive, God, my sins”.
Some authoritative personalities adorn their shoulders with epaulettes depicting fascist signs and various kinds of swastikas. But this does not mean that he is a convicted adherent of Hitler's worldview. Such signs mean that their owner is a convinced "denied", who opposes himself to the camp regime and the secular way of life. Such a convicted person, having been released, will never earn physical labor. One can say, having pierced such a tattoo, he no longer has the right to work. Such a person will earn money by theft or fraud.
If a person who has nothing to do with the thieves' world decided to put himself on a similar tattoo, then he must understand that sooner or later he will have to answer for it. And if it is proved that this tattoo was undeservedly injected, to put it mildly, it will be forced to remove it. And if you tell the truth, they can destroy the image along with the area of the skin on which it is depicted.
Therefore, if you met a person with a tattoo on his shoulder in the form of general's shoulder straps, then you must understand who you are dealing with. Frankly speaking, before you is a convinced criminal, a person prone to theft and vagrancy. And whether it is worth starting any kind of relationship with such a person is up to you.
