There were many racket guys who kept their sons away from the life 100%. They sent the kids to college to become professionals. Lawyers, doctors, dentists, big businessmen.
These are the surnames that we will never read about, because they became integrated into normal society, and rose to legitimacy.
Many racket guys are also mostly anonymous to the public, the forum, etc., because they themselves didn't go head first into the muck and mire stupidly. They picked their shots. Made their money, and largely kept themselves (and their blood families) out of the fray.
Those were/are the smarter of the mob set IMO! They utilized Cosa Nostra as a vehicle by which to "elevate" their families, and did so in a way that was almost totally invisible. With either no pinches, or a few minor scrapes with the law that didn't amount too much. It allowed them to achieve their goals and avoid prison, and the destabilization of their lives (and those of their families) that usually comes with that.
Smart men!
Spot on again. You see membership charts on here and it’s easy to forget there were thousands of racket guys back in the day. Some made and well known, some made and will never show up on a chart and thousands more that never became members but were the bread and butter of the life.
Some of the racket guys were definitely good fathers. Now a days I think it’s rare that find a good father involved in the life. Most have gambling and addiction problems. A bunch are openly abusive. It’s not fun as a little kid when your house is the target of a drug raid. I don’t know a single person who’s father was involved in the life in the 90s on that isn’t at least a little fucked up.
