Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
When I look into the history of the big crime families that rose to prominence in the United States during the 1920s, and ultimately blasted their own foot off by getting involved with drugs, I see a lot of conflicting opinions on the matter. There does seem to be a myth, which very much comes from the Godfather, of these being reasonable, civilised gentlemen who even helped keep the streets of their communities safe whilst they made their money off more "out of sight, out of mind" crime. In reality of course these are criminals who ran their own personal empires and would beat to a pulp/kill anyone who stood in the way of that.
But I have to ask if it is entirely a myth? Myths often have their foundations in reality, so I do wonder if whilst they were terrifying to be on the wrong end of, their crime was a more sophisticated and organised thing than what came before or after. Brutal yet efficient and all that.
And, so far as I can tell, compared to the drug cartels that replaced them, the Old Mob looked cuddly. I've not heard of Dons skinning people alive.
But I have to ask if it is entirely a myth? Myths often have their foundations in reality, so I do wonder if whilst they were terrifying to be on the wrong end of, their crime was a more sophisticated and organised thing than what came before or after. Brutal yet efficient and all that.
And, so far as I can tell, compared to the drug cartels that replaced them, the Old Mob looked cuddly. I've not heard of Dons skinning people alive.