Nike was recently forced to withdraw their Air Stab series due to the increase of fatal knife attacks threw out the UK. Over 50 people have been stabbed and over 5,000 admitted to hospitals in this rise of crime. It is true that these sneakers are called the Air Stabs but that is not because they stab people the name originates from the word stability, Nike just abbreviated it.
These are a really nice series and I feel like that it is really stupid how people can think that a name of a pair of shoes promotes some sort of violence. It is an unfortunate thing that is happening in the UK with crime inflation but do you honestly think its because a pair of Nikes are called the “Air Stab” that the Knife attacks have increased? Opinions are welcome. Above is a picture of one of the color ways that we are missing out on because it is said to “promote knife violence.
Source: Times