Thanks for the reply bklyn...so Spero was a legit mentor to all those nutjobs..since I didnt finish the book and not familiar w how Spero got pinched, did his mentorship of these kids come back to bite him in the ass and have anything to do w his downfall?
He was a mentor in the sense he saw in these kids potential for him to use them to further his position in the bonnanos. He had the power on bath ave and these kids were attracted to that like a moth to a flame. Growing up in these neighborhoods it's very difficult not to get caught up in the life. You don't wake up one morning and decide your now a gangster. An errand here a collection there it's a gradual thing and before you know it they have their hooks into you.
