Toledo Police Use Pepper Spray to Control Crowd at Mall

nbc24 news ^ | 12/17/2014 | Angi Gonzelez

[Bon of Babble]

WEST TOLEDO -- Toledo Police used pepper spray to get a crowd of early morning shoppers under control at the Franklin Park Mall, Wednesday morning.

Dozens gathered outside the J.C. Penney, the department store closest to the Finish Line shoe store, in order to obtain tickets for the upcoming sale of Air Jordan "Legend Blue" Retro 11's.

The shoes wont actually be available at Finish Line until Saturday and to avoid any issues the shoe store attempted to hold a raffle on Wednesday morning.

Some "unruly" shoppers were then pepper sprayed as Toledo Police attempted to get the crowd under control.

Sneakwatch.com lists the sales price for the Air Jordan's at around $200.00.

[Bon of Babble]

Another shoe riot!!

These look like the shoes my dad used to buy at K-mart -- for $9.99.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Do I even have to look?

[Frank_2001]

How come you never hear of anyone rioting over Louboutin or Jimmy Choo? /s;)

[Salvey]

My guess is that no, you don’t have to look.

[Iron Munro]

Sneakwatch.com lists the sales price for the Air Jordan's at around $200.00.

[LostInBayport]

I don’t get the “status” certain pairs of (ugly) sneakers bring.

Unless the status sought is “very uneconomical shopper with bad taste”.

[Gasshog]

I would consider myself stupid if I fell for paying $40 for that mass-produced China junk.

And definitely not worth getting pepper-sprayed for!

[Veggie Todd]

I looked. And yes, you guessed correctly.

[Gasshog]

Mixed crowd of Amish and Mennonite? or?

I tried to look, the stupid video wouldnt play for me.

[Gator113]

I looked, but I knew you would be right......... and you were.

[Blood of Tyrants]

“You can afford $200 for a pair of sneakers but you can afford Hooked on Phonics for your kid?” Bill Cosby

[dsrtsage]

I really wanted to post a picture that I think is representative of the kind of culture that creates this, but i do not want to get banned

[RetiredTexasVet]

And just think, the kid that gets those shoes will probably be mugged and robbed of those shoes on his way home from school and he and his parents will have endured being pepper sprayed for naught.

[ought-six]

00-buck works so much better.

[tflabo]

Cost about $2.00 to make in China. Just guessing but I bet its something close to that figure.

[Bigg Red]

Yeah, what kind of an idiot stands in line to possibly earn the chance to overspend on a pair of athletic shoes?

[tflabo]

The idiot kind-— see, you answered your own question.

[free from tyranny]

Do you really need visual proof?
I am beyond exhausting my patience with this crowd. There is no hope or salvation for these people. Young as they maybe, their lives are nothing more than emotional reaction to exploitive forces beyond their comprehension.
One of two things must be done, however, both involve a singular solution.
Removal of one or the other. Understanding time is over.

[VerySadAmerican]

Now that’s funny!

A couple were waiting in trees to get those shoes!

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