It's almost comical when you read some of the lengths mob guys, especially those in the Genovese family, have gone to in avoiding surveillance.
Tino Fiumara did everything from riding in the trunk of a car on the way to meetings to hopping out of cars and riding a bike across parks where cars could not follow.
Both Tino and Dom Cirillo would would have their drivers go the wrong way down one-way streets, travel up highway off ramps, run red lights, etc.
Barney Bellomo would even approach vans he suspected were FBI surveillance and look inside.
And, of course, the biggest one of all - Chin's crazy act.
Well said and I think that has a lot to do with The Chin. The lengths that he went are unprecedented, but the other families don't have a leader like that. The Genovese family is the strongest family for a reason and this is exactly why. Think about it, you got The Colombos telling war stories to anynody who wants to listen. It's amazing. I can't help but wonder what guys like Bellomo or Cirillo are thinking when they're reading about what's been happening lately.
