Where Did No Snitching Come from?

The Stop Snitchin' campaign first gained national attention in late 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, when a DVD released by Rodney Bethea titled "Stop Snitching!" began to circulate. However, the slogan "Stop Snitchin'" and many other variations have existed in the United States long before the campaign became popular.

Where did snitching come from?

The oldest meaning of the informal snitch is "to betray" or, as a noun, "informer." This probably stems from 18th-century underworld slang, in which snitch meant "nose" — perhaps because a snitch is really nosy.

What is the no snitching rule?

“No snitching” is an unspoken street rule in urban communities — popularly called the 'ghetto' or 'hood'— of not 'tattle-tailing' to authorities on perpetrators who wronged one or another.