Original sentence: After the fascist regime has fallen, the dots on the hand took another meaning, 5 dots on the left hand would represent someone who was arrested for stealing something, sometimes with the dots comes other tattoos that translate another meaning, such as a dager would represent bravery and homosexuality.Few years later those markings became a trend between young adults and in the mid 80's, the tattoos stoped being done outside the prisons.In Portugal those who wear the five dots between the thumb and the indicator finger, are former convicts of the fascist regime.People who were arrested on that time for protesting against the regime or to express political ideas, would be encarcerated and tortured to give up names of rebels or other people who shared the same ideals.The true meaning of the 5 dot tattoos got a bit lost over the years, but what they use to represent that a individual got arrested due to political diferencies
Edited sentence: A few years later those markings became a trend between young adults and in the mid 80's, the tattoos stopped being done outside the prisons.After the fascist regime had fallen, the dots on the hand took another meaning, 5 dots on the left hand would represent someone who was arrested for stealing something, sometimes with the dots come other tattoos that indicate another meaning, such as a dagger to represent bravery and homosexuality.In Portugal those who wear the five dots between the thumb and the index finger, are former convicts of the fascist regime.People who were arrested at the time for protesting against the regime or to express political ideas, would be incarcerated and tortured to give up names of rebels or other people who shared the same ideals.The true meaning of the 5 dot tattoos got a bit lost over the years, but what they used to represent is that an individual got arrested due to political differences