A San Diego woman apparently upset about her haircut returned to a barber shop and attempted to shoot the barber, according to police.
Adrian Blanche Swain, 29, got a haircut around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 619 Barber Shop on 30th Street in the North Park neighborhood.
She returned to the barber shop three hours later complaining about her haircut, San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick told KSWB.
The woman pulled out a gun, tried to pull the trigger three times, but the gun jammed, police said.
"The gun had bullets but malfunctioned,'' Battrick said.
The barber and another employee wrestled the woman to the ground and were able to get the gun out of her hand, police said.
"She messed it up with some straight razors ... She erased everything I did, messed it up with a razor, took it all off ... and then she came in and said 'Look what you did to my hair!'" the barber told KSWB.
Swain was arrested and faces charges of attempted murder.
Link to article:
http://ktla.com/2016/02/15/unhappy-with-haircut-woman-allegedly-tries-to-shoot-barber/
My questions may seem silly but I promise there is a point to them.
1. If someone gave you a bad haircut (in this case) or even a bad dye job for example, how would you react? What would you do?
2. Do you believe that the charge of attempted murder a bit too harsh? I ask this because even though she did try to shoot the barber, shouldn't she institutionalized or is that an oversimplification? It seems that despite the story first degree murder would be a bit harsh. What counts as first degree murder compared to say, second degree attempted murder? I know about the levels of crime, but I need to understand what would count as more minor since to me, murder is murder despite the level of degrees.
3. If she were to sue the barber, would she still be out of line? Would suing the hairdresser for a bad haircut be too extreme unless it affected her career?
4. Do some women, IYHO, spend way too much time or energy on our hair? In other words, why is that some women place self-esteem as a reason to have their hair done, which seems so shallow to me (especially in case of being dating or marriage material?) Some women I feel go to extremes trying to look presentable and their hair is no different. I wonder if the attempted criminal was that way or am I being wrong here. My point is, do some women focus too much on looks instead of other things that can be a boost to one's self-esteem and self-worth?
