A fight nearly broke out at a mall in Illinois after a shoe store sold out the new Air Jordan 12 sneakers, police said, reported WGN-TV, which said “tempers flared.”
Shoppers were lined up Saturday at River Oaks Mall in Calumet City, Ill., to purchase the shoes, dubbed the “The Master” in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Early reports said that there were fights and “shots [were] fired.” However, according to WGN-TV, there was no shooting. Police were called to the store calm the crowd of shoppers. No injuries were reported.
However, that didn’t stop rumors from spreading on Twitter and Facebook.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Air Jordan 12 ‘The Master’ arrives tomorrow at 10am ET https://t.co/xDu2HbO0na pic.twitter.com/UX8PxMIPng
— Nike.com (@nikestore) February 26, 2016
People sounded off on the matter, saying it’s absurd to get angry over a pair of shoes.
“History repeats itself over and over again. They are shoes. Overpriced shoes at that! If you can afford them and don’t act like a fool to get them, hey go for it,” wrote one Facebook user.
Another added (sic): “The madness when I grew up years ago still occurs today when people would get robbed, shot or spend money they don’t have on a pair of sneakers to impress folks they don’t like or increase [their] ‘so-called’ self worth. It only cost $16 to make Jordans but are sold in retail stores for $250-$550.”
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“This why everyone needs to stop buying Jordans… Stop supporting that man even if you are reselling them you’re still supporting him. Stop trying to make that extra dollar off the resells. People need to boycott all Jordan products,” said another.
There have been fights over Jordans for years. In December 2013, upon the release of the Air Jordan 11 Retro Gamma Blue, a brawl ensued while shoppers were waiting to buy the shoes in the Bronx. Fights were reported in in Stockton, Calif, and in other U.S. cities.
In 2011, a similar scene unfolded in stores across the country.
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