I hate to contradict you all on this subject but throwing shoes up on the power line, while it is a dangerous and stupid thing, really has nothing to do with drugs. It dates far back. It use to be fun to see if you could through the shoes high enough to make them land on the wire. It was a childhood past time in Chicago, that many kids copied from the "Good Times" sitcom era. Especially kids from the projects.
It was a big deal for a kid to be able to through tennis shoes high enough to make them land on the wires. Of course it originated as a past time in the low-income areas, most kids never recognized it as a danger, and I suspect that they still don't. I think it is a generational prank. It has nothing to do with drug dealing, or at lease I have never heard that before. My younger siblings use to do it, girls as well as boys participated in this childish prank. For them, it was the same as playing kick the can. I suspect that you will find more shoes on the wire in North Minneapolis then any where else, since there is less for kids to do in those areas. It was the same in Chicago and Indiana. Michelle Hill Cleveland REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
