what does it mean when people throw their shoes on power lines?

Question

When I drive through certain neighborhoods, I see a pair of shoes hanging from a power line. Sometimes they are old and sometimes they are new. I wanted to know, if anyone knew why people do this?

Answer 1

the thrill of losing a pair of shoes is electrifying.

Answer 2

They do this to mess with the person who owns the shoes. People steal each other's shoes in the hood and throw them on power lines, because they know that it's almost impossible to get them down. And the poor shmo is out a pair of shoes. There's no symbolism involved, it's just a really mean prank.

Answer 3

it has to do with gangs when one gang comes in and takes over a new hood they steal the former gangs shoes and toss them on the power line to scare other gangs away and prove that the hood is now theirs

Answer 4

this is a demonstration of freedom. people interior the militia could throw their boots over the line while they have been given discharged from provider, exhibiting that they have been unfastened to do what they wished to do. some severe schoolers could additionally dangle their footwear while they graduated.

Answer 5

one of my friends told me that they would wash their shoes and then hang them over the line to dry. this occured in poor neighborhoods where there were no backyards to hang clothes

Answer 6

Maybe it's an attempt at suicide
or maybe they just want to dry them off so they can wear them later.

Answer 7

It used to mean that you can find dope on that block.

Answer 8

All I know is that they are super-crazy

Answer 9

It has something to do with gangs.