On Saturday morning (June 22, 2013) at 5:30 a.m. about a dozen people were standing in line outside a local store that sells gear for trendy young people. A man walked up to the group, pulled a gun, and told them to hand over the no less than $180 they were waiting in line for 6 1/2 more hours to spend on the new Nike LeBron X EXT.
What is a Nike LeBron X EXT, you might ask? It’s a sneaker. It’s a shoe. It’s an urban lure designed by Nike to create buzz and, eventually, tragedy, in order to market their ugly, overpriced footwear.
Well, guess what happened? One of the customers waiting in line also had a concealed weapon and he pulled it. He fired, fatally wounding the idiot bandit.
AND THEN HE GOT BACK IN LINE AND WAITED THERE UNTIL THE STORE OPENED!
Yes, of course, the police were called and they arrived with an ambulance to remove the deceased. No further details about the shooter and the shot have been released yet, but the shooter was allowed to stay in line and the police are saying it was self-defense. Of course, there are plenty of witnesses to support that. Besides, the shooter had a license to carry.
Six months ago, in the subdivision my sister lives in, a freshman boy was followed home by a group of thugs. They entered the house where the boy was home alone – his father was due within 30 minutes. The thugs hog-tied the freshman and shot him in the head. The child died instantly.
Why?
Sneakers. Shoes.
The boy had a collection of high-end sneakers that pre-dated the ones above, but which had been marketed the same way. The manufacturers release them to extremely limited outlets, in numbers too few to meet the demand.
As I mentioned, the price tag on these new fishing lures is $180. Here’s what I found on eBay today:
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