But like Antonio said, this is all nothing new. It's been going on forever. Some women and children are just casualties, like the ones in this article, and then there's the cases of Giuseppe Di Matteo, who Gingello mentioned, that was used as a pawn.
But there's so many that are never heard about unless you're reading italian papers. One 2 year old had a bullet mailed to him at his home as a way of threatening his father...it goes on and on. Nothing new. I don't care what anyone says, there is no such thing over there as no women/children. If they're in the way, they're gonna get hurt. If they can be used as a threat or an act of revenge, they will.