Originally Posted by FrankMazola
Not trying to poke the bear here, but couldn’t all of this be true at the same time? Yes, guys aren’t making what they used to. Yes, there’s still hundreds (a thousand ) of gangsters still out there doing crimes. And… maybe it’s just quiet because there haven’t been many new high profile cases ???????????.


That is true. You are correct in what you say.

There are still tons of guys on the street trying to earn a dishonest dollar. Both goodfellas and knockaround guys alike. And there aren't earning what the used to. Not even close to what they made years back. The opportunities just aren't there anymore. And because of it the feds aren't bringing criminal cases like they used to because there's no "illegal" dollars around, scores around, for guys to even break the law though they want too. It's a domino effort to the most extreme degree.

That life is on a respirator! (Fans and mob aficionados of that life may not understand the true dynamic. Even lots of the young guys who still get into the life nowadays don't realize it, thats why they jump in. They think there's still a future in it). But mob life, "The Life," is on a respirator. And it's never coming back. It's going the way of the "Cowboys & American Indians" but fast.

You are 100% right in your assessment

Last edited by NYMafia; 09/11/21 12:12 AM.