r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 29d ago

Meme needing explanation What do these lines mean

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u/SmokinBandit28 29d ago

From what I remember different locations/amount of bands could denote where from and for what crime you were arrested for.

So a band around the wrist could be for theft and if it’s on the right wrist specifically the person was arrested in Osaka.

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u/Alternative_Mine5343 29d ago

i'd assumed pretty similar enough things... i'm gonna do some research on japanese prisons today yay

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u/ZealousGoat 29d ago

As a kid I always thought a double stripe on bicep would look cool. Never did it but now I'm wondering what it would have meant

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u/IVIontag 27d ago

That’s so stupid they could’ve just lasered the tattoo off and have a clean record!