Some of them look like scarification in stead of tattoos.

Where is the hare? :p

Although I’m all for patriotic tattoos, this is a bit... erm... ugly.

This isn’t the first ’ripped skin’ tattoo I’ve seen. And frankly: it’s not the best either. A friend of mine has a full sleeve like this. It always reminds me of the skinless undead in some of the Hellraiser films.