It comes to something when a mans crowning glory can be stolen .... but that's the case in South Africa, where men, ahem, have to beware the dreaded 'Dreadlock' thieves.
Yes, apparently many South African men want the dreads look, but don't want to have to grow them, and so thieves are meeting the demand, by stealing them. False hair is common in African communities, but was largely the preserve of the ladies, and that's where the hair piece market was aimed .... so now to meet the demand, there is a black market for male dreads.
The majority of the gangs operate in Johannesburg, but the practice has
also spread to the coastal town of Durban, and the thieves are ruthless, using anything from a
knife to broken glass to steal the prized hair - known on the streets as a cut
and run.
Shoulder-length dreadlocks are sold for between 200 rand ($23; £15) and 700 rand (while longer ones cost as much as 2,000 rand), to unscrupulous hairstylists, who use a method known as 'crocheting' where they using a thin needle, weaving additional the human hair pieces into straightened hair i.e 'relaxed' or 'European hair' for an instant 'dread look'.
One can never fail to marvel at the capitalist nature of crime .... where there is an unmet demand, the criminals move in to supply it.
Yes, apparently many South African men want the dreads look, but don't want to have to grow them, and so thieves are meeting the demand, by stealing them. False hair is common in African communities, but was largely the preserve of the ladies, and that's where the hair piece market was aimed .... so now to meet the demand, there is a black market for male dreads.
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Shoulder-length dreadlocks are sold for between 200 rand ($23; £15) and 700 rand (while longer ones cost as much as 2,000 rand), to unscrupulous hairstylists, who use a method known as 'crocheting' where they using a thin needle, weaving additional the human hair pieces into straightened hair i.e 'relaxed' or 'European hair' for an instant 'dread look'.
One can never fail to marvel at the capitalist nature of crime .... where there is an unmet demand, the criminals move in to supply it.
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