What is Felony Shoes?
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Common term for athletic shoes, so called because of their obvious popularity with busy criminals needing a low cost means of escape. Nothing destroys the credibility of a "Cop Show" on TV faster than having the fat, middle aged, dress-shoe wearing white hero run down a twenty year-old black dude in tennis shoes. Channel clicker, do your stuff....
Passing pedestrian:"My, that looks like O.J. creeping down that alley in black pants, jacket, watch-cap and felony shoes. Nah, couldn't be....
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