"A brother in Queens was beaten and chased
murdered cold in the streets, a goddamn disgrace
just because of his race
his life went to waste
and not one went to jail when the court heard the case
justice or corruption? it's all interlaced
how can you swallow this? I can't stand the taste
squeeze the trigger"

- Ice T, Squeeze the Trigger, referring to the Michael Griffith's death in Howard Beach

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea