stop snitching

A campaign that pushes the idea that any african-american who reports any crime whatsoever to the police is a traitor. Quite popular in the gangster rap scene. This has been very effective in reinforcing the racist stereotype that all black people are criminals.

Maybe instead of "Stop snitching", the motto should be "Stop committing crimes".

stop snitching by GAWII March 1, 2008

stop snitching

a movement created by mostly urban african americans to intimidate witnesses and stop informants from getting them in trouble. a large red stop sign with "snitchin'" directly below it, supports this movement. sometimes associated with drug trade/dealing and/or violence (usually gang-related) in urban areas.

"did you see that shirt ______ was wearing?"
"no, what did it say?"
"it was like one of those street signs that say "no parking anytime" but it was modified to say "no snitchin' anytims <---->""
"hahah, he should stop snitching"

stop snitching by andi milanikis April 22, 2006

stop snitchin 

An urban movement designed to scare people from narking or cooperating with police...the stupidest thing ever created....this is what happens when criminals have an idea

Stupid motherfucker from the hood: My daughter just got raped and I know who did it...I should tell the police but I know the rules.....STOP SNITCHIN!

stop snitchin by youmightknowme March 19, 2008

Stop Snitchin 

An urban policy that has become maddness. It has gone from a policy of not betraying and turning in one's friends to the over the top policy of not talking to the police about anything. Even if the person who commited the crime has done terrible things, and he is not even from your neighborhood. A policy that has led to the ceasing of solving of inner-city crimes.

Person fed up with constant violence: "He murdered three people! He's not even from our hood!"
Person who has grown too used to it: You know the policy, Stop Snitchin."

Stop Snitchin by IndicatedEye April 22, 2006

stop snitchin 

What used to be a criminal oath of solemn silence corrupted to being an act of police non compliance.

The idea of stop snitching is to ensure fellow criminals do not rat each other out when arrested. So if a drug dealer sells drugs, both the buyer and seller are the sole liability of the crime. They will not drag the other criminal in for a softer sentence or for protection from retribution and is fully responsible for his actions.

This code should not and does not affect innocents and should confess to allow the criminal to be arrested quicker. Even if they are of the same race. So being mugged by another guy in your neighbourhood would mean you can confess to who was responsible for it.

Very popular among rap artists who have promoted this message as a means to fight the law enforcement who have in the past worsened relations on both sides

What Stop Snitchin really meant back then:

Joe bought a piece off some gunrunner where he used it to kill a friend of another gang member, Joe was busted and was asked about who bought him the gun. As part

What Stop Snitchin means now:

Despite being attacked by a well known mugger, Jim refused to bring the criminal to justice and claims it would be snitching.

stop snitchin by Linguo Dude June 30, 2011