An organized, major player within a street or prison gang and a mafia soldier...in terms of power there isn't really much difference at all.
ah yes that's right the major players of a street gang can be compared with mafia soldiers in term of power but the mafia bosses and capos are more powerful than the street gang bosses
What if we compare a boss of a declining Cosa Nostra family like Buffalo or New Orleans and the boss of a powerful street gang like the Mexican Mafia or Latin Kings? Who would win?
Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:
1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."
2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."