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Just who is C.A.R.E.?
We are a Community of Advocates for Responsible E-commerce
We are a non-partisan community, that is we have NO underlying political or religious agenda.
We are simply a grass-roots community comprised of concerned, conscientious individuals from ALL walks-of-life, and YES, even preeminent Tattooers.
Who do NOT believe in, or advocate biased, exclusion based on personal preference, or intrusive, governmental regulations and bureaucracy.
We DO however, believe in safety, security, self-governing responsibility, individual accountability and the health and welfare of our communities, with special regard to the children within our communities.
It is our sincerest obligation and duty to protect and care for those that do not have the experience or capacity to care for themselves.
We do NOT feel that innocence and naivety should be a punishable offense with life-long repercussions.
C.A.R.E.’s current focus is the categorically irresponsible and apathetic blind-eye that Ebay has turned towards the selling of tattoo equipment and paraphernalia on its auction site.
Ebay's Trust and Safety team is quoted as saying...
“......eBay prohibits the sale of items or links to items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity. In addition, eBay may remove listings as requested by law enforcement to cooperate with any investigation or to prevent harm to eBay and its members.â€
And yet, they carelessly disregard the potential for the irreversible injury and damage this equipment can, and does inflict in the hands of the unqualified and inexperienced.
Let us reiterate and state unequivocally we at C.A.R.E. are NOT opposed to tattooing, or those that appreciate and collect tattoos, several of our members are tattooers themselves.
This is an issue of eBay’s lack of responsibility and a non-negotiable moral obligation to their customers, but more importantly, to their customers family's, children and their communities.
