The Luchese killed an associate of theirs John "Sonny" Morrissey a rep for Local 580 because they thought he could eventually become a rat. They wouldn't kill Pete Savino though, even when they knew he was a rat because the Chin wouldn't OK it. That was probably one of the Chins biggest mistakes, not having Savino killed when he had the chance.
Another reason this guy might not be all he's cracked up to be.Casso straight up told him he knew Savino was a rat from his "crystal ball" and the Genovese questioned him(Savino).Naturally Savino denied it and in his arrogance the Chin didn't clip.Of course who would be so smart as to deceive the big bad Genovese family
One thing about the Genoveses is that they seem to take themselves too seriously.They have some sort of superiority complex and they buy into their own myth as much as John Gotti ever did,though in a different way:
Gigante lived his whole life in his mothers house and doing his crazy act with the thought of how smart and cunning he was,he probably never got to enjoy the fruits of his labor.Say what you will about the Gottis or Cassos or Scarfos but before they ended up in the can for life they probably lived a good life.Nice cars,big houses,women,plenty of money to spend.Meanwhile the Chin ended up the same,in jail,but he lived his life running around the village in a bathrobe and slippers
Another area where I thought they overdid it is this "not being flashy" thing,"the worst dressed mobsters" or how they "drive Buicks not Cadillacs".This gets tossed around so often it's become a generic blanket therm."Oh look how smart they are they're not flashy like the other gangsters".Does someone really think in this day in age that matters?Is the government really fooled so easily?The FEDS are going to come after mobsters no matter what,doesn't matter if they drive a Lamborghini or a Fiat.
The FEDS didn't go after Gotti because he dressed well or drove a Mercedes,it's because he did those things in front of the cameras and he beat their cases.I'm sure you can find some middle ground between dressing like a bum and parading like Gotti on national TV.
Take for instance Barney Bellomo showing up at that wedding in jeans and a t-shirt.Another example of the generic "oh he's so smart he doesn't dress flashy and attract attention".Well how the fuck does that even work?In a room full of guys dressed in suits isn't the guy in jeans going to attract MORE attention than usual?
I swear these guys must be warped
