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    Police pepper spray rowdy shoe shoppers in Seattle

    SEATTLE (AP) — Police used pepper spray to break up fights among pushing and shoving customers waiting outside a Seattle area mall to buy the first Nike retro Air Jordan basketball shoes that went on sale early Friday.

    Tukwila (tuhk-WIL'-uh) Officer Mike Murphy says about 20 people were sprayed in a group. One man was arrested for assault after police say he pushed an officer. No one was injured.

    Murphy says more than 1,000 people lined up to buy shoes at 4 a.m. at four stores in the Westfield Southcenter mall. He says the stores sold out and all but about 50 people got their Air Jordans.

    Hundreds of customers also lined up outside shoe stores in downtown Seattle and at a mall in Federal Way.

    Across the country, at least four people were arrested at a suburban Atlanta mall after a crowd of customers broke down a door before a store selling the Air Jordans opened.

     
    • Tired_of_the_Nonsense  •  5 mths ago
      Pathetically stupid. $180 retail shoes, selling for $400 on the Internet, made in China at a cost $5US in materials and $2US in labor to make.
      • o 5 mths ago
        the chinese must never stop laughing at us.
      • The Right Stuff 5 mths ago
        They may be Chinese, but they know how to to play joke, they put poo-poo inside shoe and it make black child foot smell very bad when he is break dancing outside KFC. This make them giggle very much,
      • Kevin 5 mths ago
        your price est. seem a little high on mat. and labor.
    • Gary W  •  Dayton, Ohio  •  5 mths ago
      People need to get a grip on reality
      • John Silver 5 mths ago
        "Reality; what a concept!"
        --Robin Williams--
      • unknown 5 mths ago
        Americans have no clue. It is all about what I want, what can I get for free.
      • Peter Jackson 5 mths ago
        Right. Just as idiots and cretins lining up for hours topay $800 for the new iPads and iPods
    • swaneagle  •  Gig Harbor, Washington  •  5 mths ago
      Pathetic.
      • Sub Missive 5 mths ago
        Pathetic isn't a strong enough word.
      • Del-one 5 mths ago
        Is stupid better?
      • Shifty 5 mths ago
        Too large egos and status symbolism.
    • Redi  •  5 mths ago
      $180 for a pair of shoes made in China. They most likely make for less less than $5.00. Brainwashed fools.
      • John Silver 5 mths ago
        I keep thinking I need to go into business: find something the Chinese will make for pennies, and sell for megabucks. The only thing getting in my way is my ethics. Pesky little things, aren't they?
      • DonRP 5 mths ago
        they sale this same shoe in mexico for $10.00.
      • fmrnd 5 mths ago
        Obama voters...........
    • My Two Cents  •  5 mths ago
      Materialism. How much is enough? I'll stick with my minimalism, and I am extremely happy.
      • David 5 mths ago
        THANK YOU! Very well said, MTC! It's a fact that when you acquire too many possessions, after a time, the THINGS own YOU! And then you never have peace and you're too busy looking after your THINGS to have time to enjoy being alive! What you need to live and no more is the best rule to follow. As Thoreau said: "If my simple pants and coat are fit to worship God in, will they not do?"
      • Tbags 5 mths ago
        to your credit!
      • snakeeyes 5 mths ago
        I agree. It is sad to think of how many kids are shoeless & could have a pair for $180.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      I think stupidity is the biggest challenge in US.
    • edward  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  5 mths ago
      Looking like you have money seems more important than ...... having it.
    • sam  •  5 mths ago
      One buyer walking away with the shoes told KING-TV it's a classic style and the shoes that retail for $180 are selling for $400 on the Internet.

      AAAHHH...... Probably going to turn right around and put them on Ebay in hopes some brian dead idiot will fork it over.
    • KennethK  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  5 mths ago
      These people are sick!!! Getting out of bed at 4am is uncivilized as it is but for a lousy pair of sneakers is totally ridiculous!!!

      Starting a riot to boot just provides more proof of their stupidity!!!

      I'll just stick with my $15 MacGregors from K Mart, they do me just fine. Probably last a lot longer too lol.
    • May Pang Ping Pong  •  5 mths ago
      It's Black Pepper Friday
    • Fred  •  5 mths ago
      None of these idiots own a pair of work boots.
    • o  •  5 mths ago
      stuff stuff stuff, all that matters in america.
    • N-Debt  •  Richardson, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      many SUCKERS are born every 15 minutes!!!!!!
    • jukeN  •  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  •  5 mths ago
      $180.00 retail for footwear? It's amazing what marketing does to the brain.
    • Bob W.  •  Los Angeles, California  •  5 mths ago
      What recession? If people will fight and pay 180 dollars for a pair of tennis shoes, there is nothing wrong in this country. Where are their values? They do not have any, if a pair of shoes or stupid computer will make them do such things. Losers.
    • west york  •  5 mths ago
      stupid
    • foolio  •  Prescott, Arizona  •  5 mths ago
      get lives people!!
    • Edward  •  5 mths ago
      $400 for tennis shoes. and we are worried about passing a bill that reduces payroll tax $20 per month. Whats wrong with this picture.
    • me  •  5 mths ago
      $400 on the internet!?!?!?!?! I wouldn't spend $180 in the store on a pair of shoes let alone $400!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely ridiculous! A pair of sneakers costing even $80 can't fit any more confortably, although as we all know, you can get shoes for even cheaper. What has society come to? In a time when people are supposedly "struggling" in our currect economy. Yet, we continue to spend friviously! People should really reconsider their priorities in life.
    • Mark  •  Lenexa, Kansas  •  5 mths ago
      Exactly why America collapsing. These people are paying $180 for tennis shoes, but I'll bet they're on food stamps, in paralyzing debt or even being foreclosed on..
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