Police in riot gear. Police on horseback. Police in helicopter. All of this was required at last night's Nike shoe release at Foot Locker in Florida Mall. Why? In our own opinion, poor planning. Nike and Foot Locker should have handed out passes to the first 200 people and called it a day. But no. They let 1,200 people form a line waiting for 200 pairs of shoes. Then someone ran across the street and everyone followed. Those people would not have been there had Nike and Foot Locker done some planning. Who is the employee that planned this event? They need to be called out. Also, Nike and Foot Locker need to pay back the City of Orlando for all of this police coverage for their event. Orlando should not have to pay for it; they should. Shame on Nike and Foot Locker for poor organizing of what should have been a very fun event. Photo Credit: Orlando Sentinel using Orlando Greenwald's twitter photos
