Throwing shoes over the telephonepost line? Why?

It's about territories and gangs. . . . have you seen them do that? I haven't but someone told me. . .

The ppl above say its a gang thing. I didnt know that. I just did it because I knew that 5-10 years later they would still be there! (and they are on the street that I grew up on!!!)

Ill tell you.. As a teenager i see it al the time ive had friend that do it.. Kids do it cause they seen it on Movies and blah blah blah its actually STUPID!! but they do i cause its to show that its the "ghetto" ahaha its dumb really is. but its soposed to mean its the tough part of town or the ghetto.. i guess territorial thing.

Sadly, it means that there is a drug dealer living near by. I used to live in Memphis, TN and there were a lot of shoes on telephone lines.

It originally had to do with marking gang territory but now I think that it's just a fad.

that spot is where someone's friend got shot.

so they put the shoes up there.

kinda like pouring out some of your drink on the ground...

it has to do with gang boundaries

also if there is a drug dealer in the neighbor hood there will b 1

My friends and I did it after we bought new pairs of shoes. No reason we were just kids.... I had no idea it had any deep meaning to it.

I think it's something to do with marking gang territory or something. Similar to something animals might do.

Have wondered this too. I see it all the time-seems kind of stupid to me.