the new york mafia has been ratting for decades
it ain't good when ranking members of an organization are ratting
it tells new recruits that if all else fails....just rat like the boss
Apparently, 2 very high ranking members of the Outfit have been informants for the FBI for the last 20-25 years. So it's not just a NY thing.
But the main point is that, despite however many rats there are, NY actually has a consistent supply of new recruits. Chicago and the other remaining small families elsewhere, not so much.
