Linked To Urban Crime
Some have linked urban crime, particularly gang-related clashes, to sneakers on power lines. Patrick Starr, a former gang member, confirmed this to WBEZ in 2015. Apparently, he and his pals would use overhead footwear to mark their territory. Crews in other cities have used shoes to mark the locations of rivals’ deaths or their own victims of violence.
Linked To Urban Crime
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It Represents Something
However, you may have heard that a hanging shoe represents a drug sale location. Locals in Chicago, on the other hand, have disproved this theory. There are also accounts of people whose friends pranked them or threw their sneakers at them as a form of retaliation for a lost bet. So there’s no single reason why shoes end up overhead.
It Represents Something