[quote=Malavita]To me, ratting is part of the hustle. Guys like Gravano or Casso had a hustler mentality and when facing time in jail, they hustled their way out of it by becoming informant.

We often mention how weak informants are but I think it's much more cynical than that. These are guys who spend every minute of their life hustling and turning things their way, so when they facing a major issue like being incarcerated, they find a way to get out of it.[/

Absolutely correct. Most guys in the life in the past 40 years don’t give a fuck about anybody but themselves, that often even includes their own blood.