Venezuela: Thieves Stealing Women’s Hair At Gunpoint

[Mely]

How scary is this?
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/497714/20130808/venezuela-thieves-stealing-women-s-hair-gunpoint.htm

[Skade]

:scared:That is crazy scary Mely. It is like the hair nightmare come true. And the more I think about it, the angrier I get. If you must, take my wallet, take my phone, my jewlery, even take my shoes, but don´t f****** touch my hair. :angry: :guns: :boxer:

[Leeloo]

I’m with Skade :patrol:

And Mely, LOVE your hair toy in the profile picture! Is it a kitty?

[jacqueline101]

That's scary.

[leslissocool]

Yeah, that's scary. I've been wanting to go there too :( so this is making me rethink that.

[Puchuca]

It's awful. Venezuela is having a breakdown right now so I won't recommend you coming here at least this year. Days ago 30 tourist were robbed during their vacations in Margarita. Don't get me wrong, Venezuela is beautiful, both the country and people. But 14 years of Chavez have made this country one of the best places to be killed or easily robbed on the streets, nothing's safe anymore.

[dreamingstar]

That is very frightening! I hope that they're able to catch those thieves - and shave them bald in the process. :)

[DweamGoiL]

Human hair extensions are not harvested ethically at all and the fact that some women may be violently separated from their hair is not all that surprising considering how the majority of human hair is harvested anyways:

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/styletrends/extensions-5192.html

I have never worn extensions, but even before knowing the truth about how they are acquired, I would wonder where the hair came from? It's really sad there is such a HUGE market for them!