by Andrew Caringi

Two men accused the 17-year-old of stealing a bike and forcibly gave him a tattoo on his forehead.  “I’m a thief and a loser,” it reads.

Cell phone video shows the men laughing as they brand the boy:

“This is going to be so good and it is going to hurt (laughs) it is going to hurt”

“What do you want it to say? Saying what? Tell us.Thief. What? Thief”

The men have since been arrested and charged with torture.

More than 750 people have donated over $10,000 to get the tattoo removed, but others say the teenager got what he deserved.

The teen maintains his innocence, but will bear the scars forever.

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