I’m not kidding and this is no joke. There is a new and often violent crime wave
sweeping the country where thieves are robbing beauty supplies and stylist salons
for human hair weave and extensions. At
least one man has been murdered in Michigan when thieves stole packages of hair
valued at $10,000 from his shop. Earlier this week and last month in Atlanta, thieves
pulled off smash and grab robberies, each valued at approximately $30,000. The thieves boldly smashed cars into windows
of the establishments similar to big diamond heist in movies. Most of the victimized
businesses have video recordings, which helped police find the murderers of Jay
Shen in Dearborn, Michigan. Two young
people will spend the rest of their lives in prison for that crime.
The popularity of hair weaves and extensions have
made the product more desirable by women of all races and walks of life. While
hair weave is very often associated with black women, Hollywood’s new elite reality
stars have made weave more popular with Caucasian women. The red carpet awards
and ceremonies have just as much added hair on the runway as diamonds and
pearls. This celebrity status and
overall demand has caused the price to raise as much as $200 a package for some
quality of hair. As Chris Rock pointed out in his movie, Good Hair, some black
women are paying as much as $1000 to get weaves and stylists have adapted layaway plan to accommodate the demand.
I’m really not so concerned about whom wears weave, what nationality wears it the most or even how much they pay for it. I truly don’t know that much about
weave and extensions as I have never worn any. I am more concerned about who is buying the
stolen goods and the fact that people’s lives are at risk both physically and
financially. I would not support a
stylist who purchases these stolen goods because that would be assisting a
criminal and no one deserves to be victimized because they are selling a product
that is in demand. The more weave crimes
that take place, the higher the retail prices will go up to cover the
loss. Please keep this in mind if the weave
dealer comes knocking at your door, “Got that Hair.”
