The guy was a Gangster period. How he chose to go about it was his choice and he never wavered, never cried, never ratted. He lived the life to the day he died. Whether anyone approves or not doesn't matter. He did it the way he wanted and those who disagreed with his style didn't have the balls to do anything about. The exception (and i believe this) is Bobby Manna. I have no doubt had he not gotten picked up on the wire planning the job he would have ensured an attempt was made on Gotti's life. If he failed, he would've tried again in my opinion until he was successful or an all out war between the two families erupted. No telling how that would've ended.