"SWAT team called, riots started, tazing, tear gassing, and pepper
spraying over the hyped up galaxy foams. The released ended up being
canceled! They need to start making more of these shoes! We don't need
people getting stabbed, robbed, shot, and killed. Knowing that they are
limited and hot on the market, they're inviting the wrong crowd out.
(people looking for a quick profit/come up) This is not cool and this
needs to be stopped. Make enough shoes like you used to do Nike! (same
goes for Jordan)"
Everyone knew that the jawdropping
Galaxy edition of the Nike Air Foamposite One
would cause release hysteria. After being pulled from the NikeStore
release roster earlier this week, the only chance of getting a pair was
to get out there and take your chances at one of the select few retailer
spots that would be carrying them. In NYC, scores of determined
sneakerheads camped outside of stores in sleeping bags and lawn chairs
for over a week to improve their Galaxy prospects. It was clear that
this would be a blockbuster of a release, with the limited nature of the
shoe, the current unquenchable thirst for Foamposites and of course the
wild galactic theme, but the scene down at the Florida Mall in Orlando
tonight just
raised lowered the bar for sneaker release mayhem. From early reports from
DJ Clark Kent
and others on the scene, over 3,000 people showed up with the crowd
getting so out of control that even the small army of cops in riot gear
couldn’t handle the charging crowd trying to inch their way closer to
their pair of Galaxy Foams, and there have even been reports of shots
being fired. Around 10:30pm, well before the intended midnight release,
police shut down the mall and sent the unruly mob home with no sneakers.
No word yet on how a rescheduled release will play out down in
Orlando, but we’re sure we’ll hear plenty more stories from the Galaxy
releases around the country by morning. We know that it’s easier said
than done, but just maybe, it might be time for these retailers to start
looking into putting some better systems in place to avoid these kinds
of unfortunate situations. Or maybe Nike can just stop putting out shoes
that people want so badly. Lets hope it’s the former and not the
latter, but let us know what you think should be done to remedy the
issue and stay tuned for more on the Galaxy Foamposite release saga.
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