Before I forgot, If they were so tough and feared CASSO was destroying the family and putting them all in jeopardy,instead of becoming rats and running to the feds, why didn't these so called stand up guys, do exactly what Gotti did, gather enough of the family together and take them out? Because in truth they don't give a rats ass about traditions, and aren't that tough. They ran like little girls to the FEDS for safety. So those who say CASSO forced them to turn rat I say BS. They were cowards and looking out for #1. So in essence they ALL contributed to the demise of the family. IMO
It is very hard (near impossible) for one soldier, or even a few, to collaborate on "taking out" a boss. Thats what made Gotti so devastating. He did! It is not all that easy. And Casso was such a paranoid, delusional guy that he killed you on a whim. So he had the entire borgata cowered in fear. Funny, but killing 20-30 guys at the drop of a hat will do that to people. Even mob guys!
I DO agree with you. Thats what should have happened. Or in the least, they should have gone "on the lam" into hiding, and just waited it out for him to get killed or pinched. But you gotta remember the atmosphere in NYC at the time. He was still the boss along with Amuso, so most guys just fell in line.
And yes, the end result was that the Lucchese crew suffered badly from this mismanagement. Its 30 years later and they still haven't recovered. IMO they never will
