Free Presidential Tattoo Plan Goes South at North End Shop

NORTH END, MA — In further evidence that election tensions haven't cooled, a Boston tattoo shop's attempt at a "fun" promotion turned so ugly they had to shut the event down.

The premise was to offer a free tattoo for whichever candidate won the presidential election, something Boston Barber & Tattoo Co. said it promoted on social media in advance.

As it turns out, that candidate was Donald Trump.

But that attempt at a freebie went south quickly, the shop's owner told The Boston Globe: a line formed for the tattoos, more people showed up to antagonize the Trump supporters, and Boston Barber & Tattoo Co. ultimately shut the whole thing down because staff felt unsafe. All told, only one tattoo was completed, he told the Globe.

"Just trying to have a little fun and it turned nasty," the barbershop posted in response to one Twitter commenter.

Read the full story from The Boston Globe here.

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