Teen uses fork, cookie cutter to brand friend

[snopes]

Police have charged a southwestern Pennsylvania teen with branding a friend using heated metal objects because the boys thought it was "cool."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090930/D9B1ATI81.html

[Auntie Witch]

This quote:

Pierce said the boys "thought it was cool" but the victim's parents didn't and alerted authorities.

had me laughing quite hard.

[Beejtronic]

This was the reason our cadets weren't allowed to have coat hangers one summer. *sigh*

[Not_Done_Living]

Branding is illigal?

Or branding your friend is?

Or being a teenager and doing stupid things that teenagers do is illigal?

What was he charged with?

[Beejtronic]

Originally Posted by Not_Done_Living

Branding is illigal?

Or branding your friend is?

Or being a teenager and doing stupid things that teenagers do is illigal?

What was he charged with?

It says right there in the article:

Trooper James Pierce, of the Uniontown Barracks, says Tuesday he filed one count of illegal tattooing and body piercing against a 15-year-old New Salem boy with Fayette County juvenile probation officials.

[Casey]

Interesting. It's illegal for them at this point, but what if one decides to join Omega Psi Phi? Branding with the Omega is optional, but highly traditional.

[AnglRdr]

The coolest thing about this is that on their next birthdays, these fine decision-makers will be old enough to drive.

[Mosherette]

illegal tattooing and body piercing

He didn't tattoo or pierce anyone though.