People still get killed over sneakers?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...awls-shoe-stores-nationwide-article-1.1556245

I thought that stopped in the 90s.

 

[alicosgun]

reserved.

 

[*kjm]

They missed the one in Milwaukee.....
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Two-men-shot-while-waiting-in-line-to-enter-store-236893521.htm

Next on to the people shot on the street for them... F'n sad.

 

[KK]

Some dude at my work went to sell his shoes via craiglist and the buyer tried the shoes on and took off running. The seller shot and killed the guy. Needless to say, he is no longer working here as his place of residency is the county jail. This happened around october of this year.
http://m.ajc.com/news/news/local/suspect-arrested-for-clayton-county-murder/nbM68/

 

[Fritzo]

I had to wait in line last week at 6am for some Jordans my son wanted for Christmas. I'm the most pleasant and polite person in the world, but some group of hoodrats thought that it was OK to walk right in front of me in line, and that didn't go well.

I can see how murders happen with a certain group of people.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Some dude at my work went to sell his shoes via craiglist and the buyer tried the shoes on and took off running. The seller shot and killed the guy. Needless to say, he is no longer working here as his place of residency is the county jail. This happened around october of this year.
http://m.ajc.com/news/news/local/suspect-arrested-for-clayton-county-murder/nbM68/

that's BS that he got arrested for that.

don't want to get shot? don't rob other people.

 

[SandEagle]

Some dude at my work went to sell his shoes via craiglist and the buyer tried the shoes on and took off running. The seller shot and killed the guy. Needless to say, he is no longer working here as his place of residency is the county jail. This happened around october of this year.
http://m.ajc.com/news/news/local/suspect-arrested-for-clayton-county-murder/nbM68/

why didn't he just have the guy try on one sneaker only?

 

[KK]

that's BS that he got arrested for that.

don't want to get shot? don't rob other people.

I agree to a point, but over a pair of shoes? There had to be more to it than just the dude running off with his shoes. They must have fought or something. The guy had a decent paying job. So for him to piss it away just over a pair of shoes would make him a dumbass.

 

[smackababy]

This is nothing new. People have been going crazy for Jordans for years. IIRC, the original Jordan 11 in 1996 was one of the first shoes to actually sell out nation wide. I skipped school to get my Breds, and am glad I did.

What really pisses me off is I buy my Jordans online only now (I am not waiting in line in like 20 degree weather at 6AM on a Saturday, even in a nice neighborhood) and some asshat got the Nike link and tweeted it before Nike, so they were sold out of my size when Nike tweeted it... This is the first pair of 11s in years I didn't get. And it was a new colorway. =(

 

[BlitzPuppet]

why didn't he just have the guy try on one sneaker only?

Because according to his mother, "shoes was his everything".

My god, reboot please!

 

[smackababy]

why didn't he just have the guy try on one sneaker only?

The seller is a moron. Nobody buying these shoes wouldn't know if they fit large or small. Letting someone try them on is just asking for them to steal them.

 

[KB]

If its worth a lot of money then people are going to steal it and Nike has managed to keep their shoe prices very high thanks to successful marketing.

Because according to his mother, "shoes was his everything".

My god, reboot please!

Saw that in the article. Your life is really sad when shoe's are "your everything". I suspect it was the only thing the mother was willing to spend money on for him.

I purposely wear the cheapest shoe possibe, so no one every wants to steal them. That and because the first day you wear them they get all scuffed up.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

If its worth a lot of money then people are going to steal it and Nike has managed to keep their shoe prices very high thanks to successful marketing.




Saw that in the article. Your life is really sad when shoe's are "your everything". I suspect it was the only thing the mother was willing to spend money on for him.

I purposely wear the cheapest shoe possibe, so no one every wants to steal them. That and because the first day you wear them they get all scuffed up.

where the hell do you live where shoe theft factors into the purchase decision?
a car? maybe... but even then, that's what insurance is for.
what a f'd up world we live in...

 

[dbk]

that's sad as shit... maybe hand out tickets? Air Jordan brand should guarantee people's safety and only release them at selected locations.. Prob cheaper than all the bad press they're getting.

 

[smackababy]

where the hell do you live where shoe theft factors into the purchase decision?
a car? maybe... but even then, that's what insurance is for.
what a f'd up world we live in...

I live in a very nice area and I try not to limit the places I wear my Yeezys.


Wait until next weekend and then see the shootings. The Red October Yeezys drop then, and if like every other pair, they will spike up to around $3,000+ on eBay.

 

[Insomniator]

No way it was black people right?

 

[smackababy]

that's sad as shit... maybe hand out tickets? Air Jordan brand should guarantee people's safety and only release them at selected locations.. Prob cheaper than all the bad press they're getting.

Most stores do a raffle now (they draw the names the day before and call the people who won). The problem is that doesn't really stop people from robbing you.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

that's sad as shit... maybe hand out tickets? Air Jordan brand should guarantee people's safety and only release them at selected locations.. Prob cheaper than all the bad press they're getting.

that's not nike's responsibility... to police people's actions.

 

[Hugo Drax]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...awls-shoe-stores-nationwide-article-1.1556245

I thought that stopped in the 90s.

The majority of those people have IQ's between 80-95

 

[Doppel]

*shakes head* half a week's pay for some bullshit shoes that don't offer any functional difference for the owner to $30 shoes from payless.

 

[smackababy]

*shakes head* half a week's pay for some bullshit shoes that don't offer any functional difference for the owner to $30 shoes from payless.

Half a week's pay? The shoes cost $185 + tax. You make less than $400 a week?

 

[mwtgg]

http://s23.postimg.org/y80wkwnxn/Villa.jpg

This was at 8 o'clock on a Sunday, the morning after a snow and ice storm. This wasn't even for the sneakers, it was for a ticket to buy the sneakers.

 

[HumblePie]

that's BS that he got arrested for that.

don't want to get shot? don't rob other people.

I agree, had it been Texas the guy doing the shooting would get a pat on the back for stopping the thief. You are allowed to use deadly force to protect your property if need be here.

 

[smackababy]

I agree, had it been Texas the guy doing the shooting would get a pat on the back for stopping the thief. You are allowed to use deadly force to protect your property if need be here.

This actually happened in Atlanta a couple months ago. Someone tried to rob someone in line for sneakers, and the guy shot him. Cops didn't arrest the guy who shoot nor did he lose his place in line.

 

[WilliamM2]

Half a week's pay? The shoes cost $185 + tax. You make less than $400 a week?

How much do you think the people in the video make a week? My guess is $0.