Posted on 08/19/2022 10:44:56 AM PDT by grundle
Nike is facing a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by a grieving mother, whose son was murdered during a violent incident over a pair of shoes.
In the filing, the woman claims on August 11, 2021, her 26-year-old son was working at the store during a Nike shoe release event. At the time, a raffle was being held to determine who would get the new shoes, a pair of Nike "Dunk Low" sneakers. On that day, the mother says her son died at his workplace, "attempting to defend his girlfriend and coworker from a group of violent men at a Nike release raffle event."
The victim -- Jayren Bradford -- was reportedly coming into work that day when he "witnessed an altercation." A group of male customers was at the raffle booth, "appearing to be angry about something with their raffle tickets." His girlfriend, and coworker, was working the event at the booth, "without any form of security and without any type of training on how to deal with this type of violence." The lawsuit states, "Worried for his girlfriend, the employee approached the booth attempting to diffuse the situation. However, this group of male customers shifted their aggressive energies to (him), which ultimately led to the shooting."
The victim's mother says this isn't a new issue in the United States. "This type of violence -- known as 'sneaker violence' by the mainstream media in the last few decades -- is not uncommon at shoe release events for Nike and other big brands," she said. Adding, "this phenomenon plagues young people, especially those of color. In 2015 alone, a staggering 1,200 young American's died because of violence surrounding shoes like Nike Air Jordan and other popular, high-demand/low volume releases, which are destined to create relentless desirability.
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I can on!y imagine what kind of crowd that kind of event draws. They should have had more security, maybe the National Guard.
One lawyer in town and he will go broke.
Two lawyers in town and they become wealthy.
I still laugh at the outrage from fellow workers when I showed up at my manufacturing job in some sort of “Nike” sneakers bought cheap at a garage sale.
They were appalled that I would wear them as just casual shoes, at a job that guaranteed they would become filthy with fiberglass and carbon fiber residue.
Shoes are just covers for our feet, I never buy them new.
Need sneaker control. Those sneakers are going around killing people!
Such a vibrant and diverse culture!
What would we do without it!?
I buy most of my clothes in thrift stores. When I'm done with them they are not even good for Goodwill, but they make dandy rags.
However, there are a few things I won't buy used - shoes and underwear, for example.
So, Nike and the store should have known that their promotion would draw a dangerous crowd? Hmmm...
Yahoo News posted that article under “Entertainment.” Did Yahoo try to hide it, or does someone at Yahoo think the story is funny?
Be happy…
read the article? this is free republic. reading free zone.
Not to mention the fact that lawsuits are allowed against pharmacies for filling doctor prescriptions as written, instead of going after the doctors who readily wrote the scripts.
Oh those tricksey Amish. Buncha fun lovin boyz.
I only see a case because the store may not have had adequate security.
“A group of male customers.”
Is that the latest synonym for “teens?”
Nike....just sue it
I do not like Nike and refuse to buy any of their products. But this lawsuit is absurd and unjust.
By saying, “A group of male customers,” the reporter means a bunch of black thugs.
They may have a decent case, esp. if this was a Nike store rather than say a Footlocker. The failure to provide adequate security would be the liability point, imho.
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