The great Air Jordan riots of 2011:

In the early hours of Friday, police used pepper spray on about 20 customers who started fighting at a mall in suburban Seattle, Washington state, as they waited in line to buy the black-and-white Air Jordan 11 Retro Concords….

• At least four people were arrested after customers broke down a door at a store selling the shoes in Lithonia, Georgia
• There was an attempted robbery on a victim who was mistakenly believed to have just bought the shoes in Stockton, California
• About 100 shoppers forced their way into a shopping centre in Taylor, Michigan
• A gunshot rang out as shoppers queued in Richmond, California, although no injuries were reported
• Disorder was also reported in Charlotte, North Carolina; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Omaha, Nebraska