Originally Posted by jace

In fact judges are hardest on the mafia in their sentencing,


TODAY they are, but back then (in Costello's time and before) harsh sentences against mafia bosses were more an exception than the rule.

Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:

1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."

2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."