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what's the difference?

• Cthulhu_ 3y ago
  "a gang" implies youth staking out territory, going up against other gangs, etc. Mafia implies it's a lot more subtle, someone coming up to a business going "Nice place you got here, would be a shame if something were to happen to it". Protection racket (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket).
  • permo-w 3y ago
    this is very tenuous and subjective. typically the mafia is regarded as a type of gang