Sure It is.
These are individuals that live outside of law & order. They cheat the system & in many cases live better lives because of it. Money & power without Having to go through years of monotonous schooling & sucking the cocks of authoritative figures.
These are admirable things to any clock punching average Joe.
You mean the exact same way all of Gotti's underlings sucked his cock? And Persico? And Gigante?
That's actually a very fair point. What's especially sickening is watching middle-aged men drooling all over the sons and other young family members of these guys.
And I'm seriously talking about watching a fifty year old bookmaker fawn all over a 19 year old kid because he's the son of a local wiseguy, hoping the dopey kid will "put a good word in for him."
And all all that ego stroking does is turn the kid into a bigger punk than he already is. It's the reason it's so hard for some of these kids to avoid getting caught up in the life. It's a vicious cycle.
