Usually the protection racket (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket) is when the people who will caus

Usually the protection racket (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket) is when the people who will cause the destruction charge to prevent it from happening. Paying a security guard isn't considered a protection racket, while paying a member of the mob so that nothing happens to my store is considered a protection racket.