Nobody remembers or gives a shit about Arthur Nigro and how he took a life sentence without turning rat. But everyone remembers Sammy the Bull.

Rats get all the attention, book deals, TV interviews and plenty of money. People like Nigro just get a prison cell and are forgotten.

Under those circumstances why bother staying mum?



Loyalty, which does exist in that life despite rat fanboys saying it doesn't,t or that they are all evil. Most Mafia members stick by the commitment they made, and they are the overwhelming majority. The rats know what they are involved with from the beginning, then lie and say they had no idea what the life was like. People suck it up and believe them, although I think many know it's lies, but feel the need to support rats.