Retro Air Jordans, anyone?

[thundley4]

OP is some news report of a crowd being pepper sprayed.  http://www.democraticunderground.com/100263948

virgogal
3. It's the idiot shoppers that were out of control,and for sneakers for heaven's sake.

KansDem
5. It's a f*cking shoe, folks!

Get a clue!!!

No wonder the f*cking 1%-ers are laughing at you!

OccupyOregon
8. These people probably don't have a clue

about what is really going on in the world, or even in their own city. They probably can't name their congressman or senator. They probably can't name one of the supreme court justices. They probably don't have any idea of what bills congress is passing or what decisions the courts are making. Yet, they want to fight each other for a stupid pair of shoes. I just don't get it.

From another thread. http://www.democraticunderground.com/100266672

Are_grits_groceries
 
Babies Left In Cars, Shots Fired, Doors Broken Down. Why?

Nike re-released the Air Jordan XIs early this morning, which led to mini riots, gun shots, babies trapped in cars, and lots of blown paychecks (they run about $180 retail). But it wouldn't be a Jordan sneaker release day without a wash of mall crime across the country, would it? Here's a roundup of today's Nike-related crime.

• In Richmond, Calif.: "At the Hilltop Mall in the city of Richmond, shots rang out at around 6 a.m. An estimated three thousand were in line waiting for the new Nike's new Air Jordan 11 Retro Concords. (The shoes, it seems, appreciate in value.) That's when someone fired a gun into the air. According to KRON 4 Morning News, no one was hurt and a suspect is in custody."

• In Atlanta, Ga.: "Police had to smash the windows of a car to get two toddlers out after a woman had left them there to go buy the shoes. She was taken into custody when she returned, according to the AP."

• In Lithonia, Ga.: "...at least four people were arrested early Friday at a mall after a crowd of customers broke down a door at a store selling the Air Jordans before it opened. DeKalb County police told Fox 5 Atlanta that up to 20 squad cars responded. Officers said they escorted most of the people outside but took four into custody."

• In Pembroke Pines, Fla.: "At about 2 a.m. Friday, customers said police pepper sprayed a crowd of people waiting in the front of the line at the Foot Locker at Pembroke Pines mall. 'They're pepper-spraying people, pushing people on the ground, everything,' said one customer. 'It's crazy up there.'" Another customer said police had pepper-sprayed "a little girl."

Earth_First
1. I read in another article that due to demand, that many stores had as few as 12 pairs per location..

3 THOUSAND showed up in Richmond, Calif?!?!111

MADem
2. Ugly ass shoes. Who would pay a hundred and eighty bucks for ugly shoes made

by near-slave labor? Who would kill or trample someone for something you will probably be able to get at a steep discount in a few months?

There's no accounting for taste or common sense. These things are Beanie Babies for the feet, IMO.

MADem
25. Exactly!

 

The Emperor's New Clothes comes to mind!

If these were "Woody Allen" sneakers instead of "Michael Jordan" ones, I think the cachet would be substantially diminished. It's more about the "brand name" than the actual attractiveness or utility of the product.

Violet_Crumble
5. Because people are stupid and easily led by advertising? n/t

Obamanaut
9. And they cannot be denied the right to vote. Pity. nt

BiggJawn
19. But, they're *JORDANS*!!!

They're Air Jordans! the Precious of the shoe world! You ain't lived until you've been shot to death and your shoes stolen off your dead feet!
Here we go again... shoe robberies...

slackmaster
23. 'Tis the Season

And a sub-set of society that has been poisoned by a pro-criminal culture.

MineralMan
24. Meanwhile, at the Mall of America,

Sales of these shoes were brisk, according to a Mall spokesperson, but there was no riot over them.

Subtle racism is the worst racism.  None of the DUmmies come out and say it, but all the videos that I saw of the problem areas, the people rushing to buy these shoes were all black.  I'm sure they knew this when they made their comments.

[Evil_Conservative]

And how many of these people are on welfare or unemployment?  How many of these people are below the poverty line?

This irritated me yesterday.  These are the same damn people who bitch & moan because they have no money to feed their families, but have NO problem dropping $180 on ****ing shoes.

[Chris_]

OccupyOregon
8. These people probably don't have a clue about what is really going on in the world, or even in their own city. They probably can't name their congressman or senator. They probably can't name one of the supreme court justices. They probably don't have any idea of what bills congress is passing or what decisions the courts are making. Yet, they want to fight each other for a stupid pair of shoes. I just don't get it.

Yet liberal activist and GOTV groups will hand-deliver voter registration cards, provide door-to-door service to cart them to the polling place every four years, and then crow about "voter turnout".

[jukin]

And how many of these people are on welfare or unemployment?  How many of these people are below the poverty line?

This irritated me yesterday.  These are the same damn people who bitch & moan because they have no money to feed their families, but have NO problem dropping $180 on ****ing shoes.

BINGO!

I have a twenty that says every one of them has an EBT card, 20 inch rims, and lots of gold chains. The inhumanity of being black and poor in the USA.

[Evil_Conservative]

BINGO!

I have a twenty that says every one of them has an EBT card, 20 inch rims, and lots of gold chains. The inhumanity of being black and poor in the USA.

It's getting old.  I hate all these people who buy things that are beyond their means, then complain about having "no money" a week later when they need groceries.

There was a girl on Twitter who I followed.  She bought an iPhone, Nook color, etc.  Then a couple of weeks later, she was in a panic because she suddenly had NO money for food.  A few weeks after that, she started begging for money on Twitter.  I told her to get a job.  She doesn't work, only her husband does.  So she replies back telling not to say mean things and only speak if it's something nice. 

My reply to her was, "It's not mean to tell someone to get a job."

I have no sympathy for people like her or these people who "need" these shoes.

[GOBUCKS]

The rioters were 100% Obamaites, fighting to pay $200 of their welfare check for a pair of pumped up kicks.

By mid-afternoon, they were going for over $600 on eBay.

Can you imagine how bad these riots would have been if the sneakers had been released on the first of the month?

[Ballygrl]

And how many of these people are on welfare or unemployment?  How many of these people are below the poverty line?

This irritated me yesterday.  These are the same damn people who bitch & moan because they have no money to feed their families, but have NO problem dropping $180 on ****ing shoes.

I asked that same question myself yesterday! It ticks me off, what percentage are on Welfare? I want to know the answer to that. I buy my Husband new sneakers every Christmas, $29 freaking dollars from Payless! and my tax money is going to pay for these people to buy $180 sneakers? what's wrong with this picture?

[Ballygrl]

virgogal
3. It's the idiot shoppers that were out of control,and for sneakers for heaven's sake.

virgogal
3. It's the idiot shoppers Obama voters that were out of control,and for sneakers for heaven's sake.

FIFY!

[Ptarmigan]

They are shoes that depreciate over time.

[BlueStateSaint]

They are shoes that depreciate over time.

They also depreciate when the owner/wearer gets whacked for wearing them, and they get the owner's blood splattered on them.

[docstew]

They also depreciate when the owner/wearer gets whacked for wearing them, and they get the owner's blood splattered on them.

People who buy these types of shoes as an investment never wear them. They stay in the box and get brought out when someone needs bragging rights. Wearing them puts creases in the leather and wear on the sole, reducing the use as a status symbol. So put this in your pipe and smoke it: These shoppers are possibly using welfare dollars on shoes they will never wear.

[GOBUCKS]

I don't believe many of the hoodrats who were rioting over the sneakers are going to wear them.

Since yesterday afternoon, they've been selling for $400-$600 on eBay.

Not a bad 1-day return on a $180 investment.

Edited to add:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-AIR-JORDAN-CONCORD-XI-11-SZ-11-5-DS-NIB-nike-space-jam-xi-viii-vii-x-iii-/150722675871?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D150723620839%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5129639805378072264

[Evil_Conservative]

I don't believe many of the hoodrats who were rioting over the sneakers are going to wear them.

Since yesterday afternoon, they've been selling for $400-$600 on eBay.

Not a bad 1-day return on a $180 investment.

Edited to add:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-AIR-JORDAN-CONCORD-XI-11-SZ-11-5-DS-NIB-nike-space-jam-xi-viii-vii-x-iii-/150722675871?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D150723620839%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5129639805378072264

That is so pathetic.  $1,100 currently.  Give me a break.

[docstew]

That is so pathetic.  $1,100 currently.  Give me a break.

And don't forget, a good portion, if not all of, the initial purchase price was made with taxpayer dollars.

Let me just say something. If someone on welfare takes that money and uses it to start a productive, successful business that follows all the laws and gets them off welfare, I don't care. Congratulations to them for raising themselves out of the situation they were in. That is a justifiable investment in American ingenuity. I just doubt this is that business since it's not everyday that new Jordans go on sale.

[FlaGator]

What is it with black people and their attraction to shoes and rims?

[JohnnyReb]

What is it with black people and their attraction to shoes and rims?

Well, it has just been in recent history that they weren't barefoot and walking everywhere they went.

[GOBUCKS]

What is it with black people and their attraction to shoes and rims?

As Earl Butz famously joked, they have to be loose shoes.