- The family activites didn't really harm inncoent ppl. They stayed away from drugs and prostitution.
Just because we never see Vito being involved in violence doesn't mean he was an angel. He ordered people to kill. What do you think how did he handle union problems? And Luca Brasi was more than just a body guard. If the band leader hadn't signed the Fontane contract Luca would have shot him.
Vito started out with a reasonalble proposition first to the band leader. He never used violence unless it was absolutley necessary.
Absolutely necessary?! Johnny signed a contract he later regretted. Vito's threat of lethal force in such a simple business matter shows where Michael got his cold-bloodedness.
And I agree with the previous posters about the many victims Vito left in his wake, although they are never shown on the screen.
