[ML22281]

Thank you Kyle, for being the voice of reason! I have lived in the inner city of Boston for a very long time. And yes, there is gang activity here, the same as in every other low-income area. But never had I heard of such paranoid explanations to try and rationalize a childish prank. I know the following to be true, in Boston, anyway: A) Sneakers are not a sign of drug availability when tossed onto a powerline. If that were the case, there would be several pair tossed onto powerlines in upper-class neighborhoods, in front of doctors and lawyers offices, as well as in front of a few preachers’ homes and universities. Drug activity is not just in low-income neighborhoods. B) Gangs would not be stupid enough to mark their ‘safe house’ with a pair of sneakers pitched over the powerline in front of their gang-related spot. They try not to be noticed by law enforcement, because of their illegal activity. Would you put a sign in front your home, which was under construction, that read: ‘I don’t have a building permit for the work currently being done on my home. All this work being done is total illegally’ if you didn’t have the proper permit?

Sneaker are thrown over powerlines for three reasons: A) Children are being children and pulling a childish prank; B) To discourage birds and small animals from climbing powerlines (it discourages injury to the animal, and animals from leaving ‘gifts’ on car windshields); C) Bullies will often steal a victim’s shoes, and throw them where they cannot be reached.

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Name : ML22281, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : biracial, Religion : Catholic, Age : 29, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

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