No, that's why they had to evolve, though every major group besides Cosa Nostra still has their murderous moments. The Camorra & the Foggia clans still kill quite often, Ndrangheta every now and then, Cosa Nostra almost never. The heads of Cosa Nostra put a moratorium in place to cease all killings, the fact that it very rarely ever happens actually says how organized they are. But the Mafia doesn't have to kill to achieve its objectives. Toto Riina was just a boneheaded moron.

I never understood this thinking that they have to be ultraviolent to get what they want. We still see surveillance pics of mob bosses and politicians walking arm-in-arm, and find that they are deeply embedded in legitimate businesses and institutions, without a single shot fired. But stuff like that doesn't make great movies, so simple-minded people think if there's not blood everywhere it's not there.

Last edited by Liggio; 01/08/24 11:16 AM.