To add to what Juventus said, he was a poor mob boss and a poor leader.

While in the parameters of the Mafia Life, Gotti was a man's man. A standup guy who never ratted anyone out, and did his time for doing the crime.

He was The Dapper Don because he dressed with such class and high fashion. He became known as The Teflon Don because any chrges that were brought against him would not stick.

Now to some these attributes may make him look like a good mob boss and a good leader, but in my opinion these same attributes are what made him a bad mob boss and a bad leader.

Becoming the Dapper Don was part of his downfall along with becoming the Teflon Don. His walking around on Television with $2000 suits coupled with his arrogance towards the authorities was not the way the Boss of a family should act. These actions brought too much attention to The Family and the mob as a whole. A good boss would not jeapordize La Cosa Nostra for hi own ego, and that is exactly what Gotti did. he jeapordized and help bring down La Cosa Nostra because of his flashiness and his "try to come and get me" attituide towards the authorities. Irresponsible actions and attitudes for the boss of a crime family.

And his big mouth, talking about his underlings the way that he did, one against the other, and being taped while saying these things is what made him a poor leader.


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