Man tries to rob people in line for LeBron James sneakers, is shot and killed

[Gameface]

https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/justice/lebron-sneaker-store-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Atlanta (CNN) -- A man, who tried to rob a group of people waiting in line to buy the new $180 LeBron James sneakers, was shot and killed when one of the customers pulled out a gun, Atlanta police said.

Police said the man approached the group with a gun in hand and tried to rob them.

One of the men in the group took out his own handgun and fired, said Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos.

"A number of witnesses were interviewed and this appears to be self-defense," he said.

Campos said the customer was not charged.

Another customer in line, Taylor White, told CNN affiliate WSB-TVthat the would-be robber should have thought twice. "I didn't even expect him to come up here, thinking it was that sweet. Thinking it's that candy land like that," White said. "He wanted to pickpocket everybody. But people out here, they weren't going for none of that."

They weren't going for none of that.

 

[spycam1]

Wow.

 

[UGLI baby]

"Thinking it's that candy land like that"

lol

 

[Gameface]

LaBron James fans ain't no joke.

 

[Stifle Tower]

The real crime is charging $180 for a pair of sneakers.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Haha!

hmmmm... Maybe the NRA and Tea Party nutcakes have a point... I may have to rethink my position on this issue!

"Cannot... Compute... Liberal agenda... foiled... Damn you... Packing... defender of others..."

 

[Dr. Jones]

U being dumb does nothing to further your agenda..

 

[Deleted member 365]

U being dumb does nothing to further your agenda..

Oh yeah? I'm being dumb? How does one not act dumb? Oh man, teach me how to be cool like you!

 

[Stifle Tower]

Oh yeah? I'm being dumb? How does one not act dumb? Oh man, teach me how to be cool like you!

You need a pair of LeBronian sneakers to be cool. Trust me, it will be the best $180 you've ever spent.

 

[Legatus]

"self-defense"... you so funny USA.

 

[carolinajazz]

The real crime is charging $180 for a pair of sneakers.

I cannot imagine one single solitaire Jazz fan buying a pair of those shoes, or even wearing them if they got them for free! They look like something Bozo the Clown would wear!

 

[Gameface]

"self-defense"... you so funny USA.

I know, right? Best to give the armed robber the right of way. Then later we'll follow a maniac who convinces us the real problem is some religious sect and we'll start shoving them into furnaces in order to achieve a glorious new empire.