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The mafia, even if it is as once was, does not target "civilians." You have a much greater chance of being slashed by a 14 yo gang-member in USA
by easilyBored 9y ago
The mafia, even if it is as once was, does not target "civilians." You have a much greater chance of being slashed by a 14 yo gang-member in USA
- scarmig 9y agoWorth noting is that, although the USA does have a crime epidemic, the typical murder doesn't take the form of random shooting or a mugging gone wrong. Think young men who already know each other shooting each other.
- ridgeguy 9y agoDo we really have "a crime epidemic"? These data don't show that [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States
- overcast 9y agoOf course we don't, it's just perpetuated by the media. Every single incident is blasted into our faces, until we're all living in fear of everything.
- gertef 9y agoHow many murders is a reasonable amount?
- trumbitta2 9y agoYeah, they only target each other or rebellious shop-keepers and while targeting those targets they shoot in broad daylight on the streets, in shops, and so on.
- andrepd 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Falcone#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Falcone#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_D%27Amelio_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_D%27Amelio_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Di_Matteo#Killing_of_son https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Di_Matteo#Killing_of_son Killing police officers, wives of judges, priests who speak up agains the Mafia, torturing the 11-year old son of a pentito for two years... Charming. This romanticized view really does make me angry. The Mafia are scum, they are lowlife despicable murderers. They're unreservedly wretchedly scum. They haven't a a moral code, they bring misery to others for their own benefit, and as such they aren't above any other scumbag criminal (like the 14-yo gangbanger you deride).
- easilyBored 9y agoThe Mafia are scum, they are lowlife despicable murderers. They're unreservedly wretchedly scum. I agree. You should post this to the person that praised them. The post I replied suggested that Italy is not safe because of Mafia. Yeah, Salvatore Riina did go into terror to force the state to settle some 20+ years ago, but how many people not related to their business were killed vs mafiosi? Things happen. People fall out of their beds too. USA and other countries have their own problems. My point was that Italy is to be considered dangerous for tourists because of the mafia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#By_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention...
- andrepd 9y agoOh, absolutely, I agree on that point.
- gertef 9y agoDo you happen to know the chances of "being slashed by a 14 yo gang-member in USA", or did you just invent an example?
- easilyBored 9y agohttps://www.google.com/search?q=slashed+subway+initiation+gang+members https://www.google.com/search?q=slashed+subway+initiation+ga...