Many Mafia murders ARE results of fear. There is always the option of shelving someone. But in Lilo´s case...who would have had the balls to shelve him...and get away with it?
Bonanno (his superior) most probably did it back in 1962. But in 1979, Lilo´s mindset was that nobody was his superior. He was definitely feared by many people.
Precisely. He didn't give a shit about that for years, and they still didn't clip him. If that's not fear, then I don't know what fear is.
