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The Mexican Tattoo was a practice often seen in the Wild West, where vigilante justice was often more common than justice administered by a lawman. It was a way of marking criminals with an indelible sign of their past transgressions, similar to branding, so society would know of their criminal past and keep a wide berth. The Mexican Tattoo was delivered by digging one's stirrup into the offender's face or neck, leaving a distinct scar that could not be easily concealed. This was often coupled with the practice of dragging the offender behind a horse by the neck for a short distance.
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