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"Your Sneakers or Your Life" - Sports Illustrated Cover story in May 14th 1990
The latest version of the popular Air Jordan sneakers is apparently in such high demand that police were called to shopping malls in metro Atlanta and around the country overnight to deal with large crowds lining up for the shoes.
In DeKalb County, a large crowd damaged a door trying to get into a mall early Friday.
Atlanta officers were dispatched to Lenox Square around 4 a.m. to handle a large crowd that had gathered outside the mall. Atlanta police Sgt. Curtis Davenport told the AJC that one man was ticketed for disorderly conduct, but was not taken to jail.
Officers also responded to The Mall at Stonecrest, where DeKalb police told Channel 2 Action News that one person was arrested and three others who were detained may face charges after questioning.
DeKalb police arrested a woman who left two children, ages 2 and 5, a car while she went inside to buy a pair of the $180 Nike Air Jordan “Concords.”
The crowd control problems weren’t confined to Atlanta-area malls.
In Charlotte, WSOC-TV reported that police were called to at least three malls, including one where glass was smashed from a door and officers were ordering people out of the mall.
The Louisville Courier-Journal said police were called Jefferson Mall to break up a fight that broke out among a large crowd waiting to buy the shoes.
The Fox television station in Seattle reported that police sent to Southcenter Mall used pepper spray on some combative shoppers.
Police also had problems with crowds at malls in the Washington area, San Antonio and in Spokane, Wash.
http://www.ajc.com/news/police-dealing-with-crowds-1270590.html
In DeKalb County, a large crowd damaged a door trying to get into a mall early Friday.
Atlanta officers were dispatched to Lenox Square around 4 a.m. to handle a large crowd that had gathered outside the mall. Atlanta police Sgt. Curtis Davenport told the AJC that one man was ticketed for disorderly conduct, but was not taken to jail.
Officers also responded to The Mall at Stonecrest, where DeKalb police told Channel 2 Action News that one person was arrested and three others who were detained may face charges after questioning.
DeKalb police arrested a woman who left two children, ages 2 and 5, a car while she went inside to buy a pair of the $180 Nike Air Jordan “Concords.”
The crowd control problems weren’t confined to Atlanta-area malls.
In Charlotte, WSOC-TV reported that police were called to at least three malls, including one where glass was smashed from a door and officers were ordering people out of the mall.
The Louisville Courier-Journal said police were called Jefferson Mall to break up a fight that broke out among a large crowd waiting to buy the shoes.
The Fox television station in Seattle reported that police sent to Southcenter Mall used pepper spray on some combative shoppers.
Police also had problems with crowds at malls in the Washington area, San Antonio and in Spokane, Wash.
http://www.ajc.com/news/police-dealing-with-crowds-1270590.html
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peagle05;3959181 said:someone out in DC just got killed last night for them
yeah some 18 year old kid smh
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dalyricalbandit
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shit crazy
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bankrupt baller
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these jordans about to make drake catch a body
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lamontbdc;3388733 said:i remember when i was young and seen a dude rocking a Magic starter jacket. i thought Magic Johnson had his own starter jacket. I didn't even know the orlando magic was a real team til they got Penny. then i was oh shit that's where the magic starter jacket comes from.
It was all about that georgetown starter jacket. i begged and begged for that shit. my uncle had got robbed for his and once again my grandfather was like nigga you can get that george Washington starter ain't nobody stealing them shits.
yeah them hornets starters were on point
My ngga you hittin to close to home right now!
I remember VIVIDLY, i was like 8, and i was like 'Damn Magic killin em out here' lmao Damn, damn, damn....80s babies FTW
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Michael_Malice;3432440 said:Apex!
That was them fake starter joints. I been trying to remember the name of them. Don't lie, who had an Apex jacket?
This thread bringin back memories!
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nycest_1;3959489 said:lol all this dumb shit and white boys in the suburbs were laughin while actually using jordans to play ball in lol
ignorant niggaz i swear
False. White boys were not hoopin in these .
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s2jepeka;3959539 said:False. White boys were not hoopin in these .
son i've seen more than enough white boys playin ball in jordans. to them its just a sneaker
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northside7
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nycest_1;3959574 said:son i've seen more than enough white boys playin ball in jordans. to them its just a sneaker
False........
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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." [SFist]
• 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." [ABC]
• 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." [AP]
• 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." [WSVN]
• In Charlotte, N.C.: "Police and Medic were called to three Charlotte-area malls before daybreak Friday, after shoppers seeking Air Jordan shoes became unruly. No injuries were reported, but at least one fight broke out, and a door was damaged at a mall." [Charlotte Observer]
• In Annapolis, Md.: "A shopper at Westfield Annapolis mall received minor injuries in an altercation this morning, county firefighters said. Shortly after the mall opened, firefighters were called to transport a person who had been injured, apparently while involved in a dispute over a new Jordan sneaker that went on sale this morning..." [Maryland Gazette]
• In Indianapolis, Ind.: "Impatient shoppers tore a door off its hinges at Lafayette Square... 'The door broke and was hanging by a hinge and people were squeezing in anyway,' Asia Coates said. 'People were falling down.'" [Indy Star]
• In Seattle, Wash.: "Police used pepper spray on about 20 people at a mall near Seattle..." [AP]
• In Burlington Township, N.J.: "Burlington Township police confirmed to Fox 29 that a stampede happened after 8 a.m. at the Burlington Center Mall on Mount Holly Road. Several people were hurt as the crowd tried to get the limited-release sneakers." [Fox Philly]
• In Sturbridge, Mass.: "A Milford man stopped for speeding on Interstate 84 was traveling with a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition concealed in a pair of Nikes, police said... Poking out of one of the sneakers, the trooper saw what he believed to be the butt of a revolver. The trooper withdrew the weapon from the shoe, and observed that it was a D&R Model 925 five-shot .38-caliber revolver, according to the police report. In the other shoe, the trooper located 10 rounds of 38-caliber ammunition in a small plastic bag, the police report states. [Worcester Telegram]
• In Louisville, Ky.: "The rush to get the latest re-release of Air Jordan sneakers ended in a huge brawl at this Kentucky mall early this morning. Local news station W-D-R-B reports up to 100 people were involved in the fight at this Louisville mall." [KTVQ]
• In Austin, Tex.: "At least three people were injured at area stores overnight as crowds gathered to be among the first to buy Nike shoes that went on sale early this morning... Emergency crews treated an adult and a 14-year-old who suffered assault-like injuries." [Statesman]
• In Detroit, Mich.: "The release of the much anticipated Nike Air Jordan XI Concord lead to an early morning riot at Southland Mall and resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old Detroit man who is accused of inciting a riot. Taylor police said Southland Mall security called police for assistance at around 5:30 a.m. this morning when a large crowd of about 300 people were lined up outside. The mall, located in Taylor, was not scheduled to open until 8 a.m." [Detroit Free Press]
• In Jersey City, N.J.: "A 20-year-old Jersey City man was stabbed seven times last night during a fight among several of the 300 holiday shoppers lined up to buy the coveted Nike Air Jordan XI Concord sneakers at the Newport Centre Mall, police said. The Duncan Avenue man, attacked at about 10:19 p.m., suffered non-life-threatening wounds, police said." [Jersey Journal]
• In Ironyland: "One girl said she lost her shoes in the midst of all the pushing and shoving." [Charlotte Observer]
Careful this Christmas. It's hard out there for a sneakerhead.
• 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." [SFist]
• 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." [ABC]
• 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." [AP]
• 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." [WSVN]
• In Charlotte, N.C.: "Police and Medic were called to three Charlotte-area malls before daybreak Friday, after shoppers seeking Air Jordan shoes became unruly. No injuries were reported, but at least one fight broke out, and a door was damaged at a mall." [Charlotte Observer]
• In Annapolis, Md.: "A shopper at Westfield Annapolis mall received minor injuries in an altercation this morning, county firefighters said. Shortly after the mall opened, firefighters were called to transport a person who had been injured, apparently while involved in a dispute over a new Jordan sneaker that went on sale this morning..." [Maryland Gazette]
• In Indianapolis, Ind.: "Impatient shoppers tore a door off its hinges at Lafayette Square... 'The door broke and was hanging by a hinge and people were squeezing in anyway,' Asia Coates said. 'People were falling down.'" [Indy Star]
• In Seattle, Wash.: "Police used pepper spray on about 20 people at a mall near Seattle..." [AP]
• In Burlington Township, N.J.: "Burlington Township police confirmed to Fox 29 that a stampede happened after 8 a.m. at the Burlington Center Mall on Mount Holly Road. Several people were hurt as the crowd tried to get the limited-release sneakers." [Fox Philly]
• In Sturbridge, Mass.: "A Milford man stopped for speeding on Interstate 84 was traveling with a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition concealed in a pair of Nikes, police said... Poking out of one of the sneakers, the trooper saw what he believed to be the butt of a revolver. The trooper withdrew the weapon from the shoe, and observed that it was a D&R Model 925 five-shot .38-caliber revolver, according to the police report. In the other shoe, the trooper located 10 rounds of 38-caliber ammunition in a small plastic bag, the police report states. [Worcester Telegram]
• In Louisville, Ky.: "The rush to get the latest re-release of Air Jordan sneakers ended in a huge brawl at this Kentucky mall early this morning. Local news station W-D-R-B reports up to 100 people were involved in the fight at this Louisville mall." [KTVQ]
• In Austin, Tex.: "At least three people were injured at area stores overnight as crowds gathered to be among the first to buy Nike shoes that went on sale early this morning... Emergency crews treated an adult and a 14-year-old who suffered assault-like injuries." [Statesman]
• In Detroit, Mich.: "The release of the much anticipated Nike Air Jordan XI Concord lead to an early morning riot at Southland Mall and resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old Detroit man who is accused of inciting a riot. Taylor police said Southland Mall security called police for assistance at around 5:30 a.m. this morning when a large crowd of about 300 people were lined up outside. The mall, located in Taylor, was not scheduled to open until 8 a.m." [Detroit Free Press]
• In Jersey City, N.J.: "A 20-year-old Jersey City man was stabbed seven times last night during a fight among several of the 300 holiday shoppers lined up to buy the coveted Nike Air Jordan XI Concord sneakers at the Newport Centre Mall, police said. The Duncan Avenue man, attacked at about 10:19 p.m., suffered non-life-threatening wounds, police said." [Jersey Journal]
• In Ironyland: "One girl said she lost her shoes in the midst of all the pushing and shoving." [Charlotte Observer]
Careful this Christmas. It's hard out there for a sneakerhead.
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nycest_1;3959489 said:lol all this dumb shit and white boys in the suburbs were laughin while actually using jordans to play ball in lol
ignorant niggaz i swear
Yessir... they were basketball shoes
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nycest_1;3959574 said:son i've seen more than enough white boys playin ball in jordans. to them its just a sneaker
Aah ta ta ta...first you said playin in XIs, now you sayin 'playin in Jordans'
Wow, white boys play in Jordans?!?! Well I 'll be!
Ngga everybody play in Jordans. We talkin XIs specifcally.
And back then, or now, anybody payin that much money for XIs knows enough about the shoe game, so it is not 'just another sneaker'
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s2jepeka;3959642 said:Aah ta ta ta...first you said playin in XIs, now you sayin 'playin in Jordans'
Wow, white boys play in Jordans?!?! Well I 'll be!
Ngga everybody play in Jordans. We talkin XIs specifcally.
And back then, or now, anybody payin that much money for XIs knows enough about the shoe game, so it is not 'just another sneaker'
to a fool its suttin special but to people who can afford it, its just another sneaker.
shit i used to play in those till the sole wore out.
they were a good sneaker to play ball in lol
its only ignorant niggaz that put a basketball sneaker's value over their own life lol.
i can't believe this nigga said XI's like its some magical fuckin creature spoken about in hidden circles lol
its a basketball sneaker lol play basket ball in em lol
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windycity2117
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matt-;3959599 said: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." [SFist]
• 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." [ABC]
• 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." [AP]
• 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." [WSVN]
• In Charlotte, N.C.: "Police and Medic were called to three Charlotte-area malls before daybreak Friday, after shoppers seeking Air Jordan shoes became unruly. No injuries were reported, but at least one fight broke out, and a door was damaged at a mall." [Charlotte Observer]
• In Annapolis, Md.: "A shopper at Westfield Annapolis mall received minor injuries in an altercation this morning, county firefighters said. Shortly after the mall opened, firefighters were called to transport a person who had been injured, apparently while involved in a dispute over a new Jordan sneaker that went on sale this morning..." [Maryland Gazette]
• In Indianapolis, Ind.: "Impatient shoppers tore a door off its hinges at Lafayette Square... 'The door broke and was hanging by a hinge and people were squeezing in anyway,' Asia Coates said. 'People were falling down.'" [Indy Star]
• In Seattle, Wash.: "Police used pepper spray on about 20 people at a mall near Seattle..." [AP]
• In Burlington Township, N.J.: "Burlington Township police confirmed to Fox 29 that a stampede happened after 8 a.m. at the Burlington Center Mall on Mount Holly Road. Several people were hurt as the crowd tried to get the limited-release sneakers." [Fox Philly]
• In Sturbridge, Mass.: "A Milford man stopped for speeding on Interstate 84 was traveling with a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition concealed in a pair of Nikes, police said... Poking out of one of the sneakers, the trooper saw what he believed to be the butt of a revolver. The trooper withdrew the weapon from the shoe, and observed that it was a D&R Model 925 five-shot .38-caliber revolver, according to the police report. In the other shoe, the trooper located 10 rounds of 38-caliber ammunition in a small plastic bag, the police report states. [Worcester Telegram]
• In Louisville, Ky.: "The rush to get the latest re-release of Air Jordan sneakers ended in a huge brawl at this Kentucky mall early this morning. Local news station W-D-R-B reports up to 100 people were involved in the fight at this Louisville mall." [KTVQ]
• In Austin, Tex.: "At least three people were injured at area stores overnight as crowds gathered to be among the first to buy Nike shoes that went on sale early this morning... Emergency crews treated an adult and a 14-year-old who suffered assault-like injuries." [Statesman]
• In Detroit, Mich.: "The release of the much anticipated Nike Air Jordan XI Concord lead to an early morning riot at Southland Mall and resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old Detroit man who is accused of inciting a riot. Taylor police said Southland Mall security called police for assistance at around 5:30 a.m. this morning when a large crowd of about 300 people were lined up outside. The mall, located in Taylor, was not scheduled to open until 8 a.m." [Detroit Free Press]
• In Jersey City, N.J.: "A 20-year-old Jersey City man was stabbed seven times last night during a fight among several of the 300 holiday shoppers lined up to buy the coveted Nike Air Jordan XI Concord sneakers at the Newport Centre Mall, police said. The Duncan Avenue man, attacked at about 10:19 p.m., suffered non-life-threatening wounds, police said." [Jersey Journal]
• In Ironyland: "One girl said she lost her shoes in the midst of all the pushing and shoving." [Charlotte Observer]
Careful this Christmas. It's hard out there for a sneakerhead.
Damn all that is fucked up.I stood outside for 6 hours to grab them.But i'm up in Madison,wi right now so everything was cool up here.But i'm sure if i was back in Chicago something would have went down.
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