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    Cops in riot gear break up Orlando shoe riot

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 100 law enforcement officers in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting to buy a new basketball shoe timed to be released during the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando.

    Authorities say there were no injuries or arrests late Thursday outside the Florida Mall. The crowd began getting unruly as hundreds packed the parking lot as they waited to buy the $220, limited-edition Nike shoe.

    The Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/zA9X4T ) reports the crowd was asked to wait across the street when the mall closed. But one person ran toward Foot Locker and others followed. Authorities formed a line and used shields to push back the crowd.

    At a mall in Hyattsville, Md., police said Friday they arrested one person for disorderly conduct as a crowd of more than 100 awaited the shoe's release.

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    Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com

     
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      The next time just put a big "JOB FAIR" sign out. There won't be any problems.
      • Ann 3 mths ago
        GOOD ONE!!!
      • Linda 3 mths ago
        tee hee
      • Tom 3 mths ago
        ha !! great !
    • teddyfnballgame  •  3 mths ago
      They're morons for rioting and even more moronic for waiting in line to buy shoes for $220 that probably cost $25 to make in some sweatshop in Asia.
    • OweBama - 4.2 Billion in ...  •  Monroe, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      If only they put this much effort in looking for a job or on getting an education....
      • sandra 3 mths ago
        this is a great reply and so true.
      • marine 3 mths ago
        WHY LOOK WHEN YOU CAN STEAL.
      • dave b 3 mths ago
        Why should they get a job or education when they've been brought up in a culture of blame and government reliance?
    • s'up cuz  •  3 mths ago
      just another example of why the so-called "income inequality" gap will never be closed...some people are just too stupid to ever amount to anything
      • Mark 3 mths ago
        Are you talking about yourself?
      • s'up cuz 3 mths ago
        sigh Mark, DC liberal are we...go stand in Farragut park at 4PM and I will flip you off from my K Street office before I head back to LoCo.
      • Napolean_69 3 mths ago
        With a name like S'up Cuz, I agree with Mark that you're taling about yourself. LoCo? Is that the street term for lockup?
    • thinkinthat  •  3 mths ago
      Cops in riot gear break up Orlando shoe riot
      how far our civilization has fallen
      • AngryoungRedhead 3 mths ago
        You mean THEIR civilization.
      • MARK 3 mths ago
        is all about culture , and looks they don't have it , just pants down and ugly shoes .
      • Franky 3 mths ago
        Not the first time there have been ridiculous upheavals because such things. We have shoe riots, Tickle Me Elmo slugfests, others have soccer ('football') riots from South America to Europe, so, it's not just us.
    • JJ  •  3 mths ago
      Morons. Idiots. Low life losers. This is why our country is going down......imbeciles like these sub-humans....rioting over shoes.....asinine
    • R Young  •  3 mths ago
      i sure feel better knowing we have important things to riot about
    • mark  •  Odessa, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      They planned to wait overnight to pay $220 for the right to publicly flaunt their susceptibility to advertising? On a weeknight, so no job to go to in morning?
    • AOL IS BETTER  •  3 mths ago
      Welfaricans!
    • Aquarianus  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      Do you think they will use these new shoes to walk to the Employment Office?
    • Paul  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  3 mths ago
      Every person in line should be checked for ANY form of public assistance and taken off the rolls.....
    • Road Journey  •  3 mths ago
      How stupid these idiots are. They can't wait a week or two until the hype dies down? I believe this is a mental illness.
    • NotForNothingBut...  •  Beacon Falls, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      They want to look sharp when they get in line for food stamps.
    • Agent-X  •  3 mths ago
      Free Healthcare, Free Housing, Free Education, Free Food, Free Contraception.....and they riot to spend $220 on shoes.

      Thanks Democrat Party.
    • RobertFlyer  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      they are the first to cry poor, yet they will spend $220.00 for a pair of stupid looking sneakers. Wish the government would pay for my shoes.
    • soldier  •  3 mths ago
      i work a full time job and make pretty good money, and i cant afford 220 dollar sneakers.( not that i would wear those disgustingly ugly things anyway) i can guarntee you more than half of the people waiting in line are on public assistance. i saw a bumper sticker recently that read...'hurry up and get to work, millions on welfare depend on you"..riots breaking out over sneakers..what an effin joke...no wonder other countries now laugh in our faces. not to mention getting the police all suited up in riot gear etc...that isnt free either. who pays for that...oh wait i know...i do..and everyone else that pays the ridiculous taxes in this country.
    • William  •  Flint, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Just imagine.....these folks after FOOD, when it gets scarce.....CHILLING.
    • Blatzz  •  Ocala, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      By the looks of this crowd....these must be tax payer funded shoes.
    • My Two Cents  •  3 mths ago
      This is what our society have sank to; stabbings and shootings over iPhones and sneakers.
    • .  •  3 mths ago
      Next thing will be shoe stamps.
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