Getting back on track, to me the biggest eye opener in the mob today is how different operations are between the U.S. mafia and the mob in Toronto/Montreal. Up there, murder is still a primary option in solving problems. Reading the Andrew Scoppa excerpts on the other site, it's amazing how many hits were performed not just out of vengeance, but also out of greed. Whacking 'friends' so you can take over their operations is still a constant up there. So much treachery. And they get away with it.