Nike sneakers frenzy as US police resort to pepper spray and arrests
A new brand of Nike basketball shoes has triggered shopping madness
across the US complete with fights, arrests and even pepper spraying.
It’s nothing new, though - “sneaker wars” involving mugging and even
killing have broken out in the past.
Fights erupted in queues across the nation for the new version Air
Jordan XI Retro Concords, which went on sale at midnight on Friday.
Thousands of people had been waiting in the cold for hours to grab the
sneakers for $180. The sneakers are already on sale on eBay for more
than $500..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://rt.com/news/nike-us-sneakers-frenzy-591/
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sobrang consumerism naman ito. taliwas pa sa spirit of christmas, ah. saka, mga amerikano, kalahati n'yo po ay masasabing mahirap na.....kaya wag nang masyadong materyoso po ha? :)
"Police also had to break up scuffles over line-cutting or pushing. In NYC, 19-year-old Vincenzo Gavrity was arrested after a fight with another customer. “F**k you, I’m getting my shoes,” the shopper declared, punching a cop who was trying to handcuff him, according to the New York Daily News."
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