LARGO, Fla., June 26 (Oh Yippee) — A Largo tattoo shop said it would turn away active-duty military members and veterans after an anti-military social media post drew backlash and cut off a group of potential customers.
Revival Tattoo Collective posted on June 23 that military members and veterans were not welcome at the business. In the post, the shop wrote, “My opinion is that the military is a bunch of war criminals and law enforcement kills babies and unarmed citizens in the street.”
The post also said, “If you don’t like my opinion cool, but you’re not going to change it,” and, “Once again for the slow ones the military. Pretty simple if you are ex military or currently serving just don’t come to the shop. You will be turned away.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a shop spokesperson said, “Yeah I’m booked up I can’t take any clients military or civilian. Thanks for your interest on my opinion.”
Fox News reported the shop was founded by Brady Martinson and quoted the business website describing him as “a tattooist and sign painter — script, blackletter, and custom typography on skin.”
The reports did not say whether the business expected any financial impact from the policy or whether any regulators had responded.
