Originally Posted by NYMafia
Originally Posted by Lou_Para
Originally Posted by TommyIrish
Legendary Bonanno Family Soldier Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero

A true gangsters gangster. With his body count,and inside knowledge,he could have pulled a Gravano,went into the Witsec,and lived happily ever after. To his credit,the thought never crossed his mind. Not only did he serve a long prison term,but he still vowed to get "that mother8ucker Donnie if it's the last thing I do" Supposedly the producers of the Donnie Brasco movie offered him a huge sum of money to do some promotion work. He told them to leave before he spat in their faces. Sonny Black was another one. He had a chance to turn informant,but rather, went willingly to his own execution. The most important thing to both of these guys was their personal honor,not their freedom,or even their lives. By bringing Pistone in,they embarrassed the Family,and themselves.


So true Lou. The same can be said for guys like Carmine Persico, Sonny Franzese, Jerry Langella, Bruno Indelicato, and all the Commission guys who fell for 100 years. Herbie Sperling, Madonna, and all the others who took huge bids "on the chin" and stood up like the men they were. They just waved goodbye to their family and friends and went inside without so much as a peep. No one ratted like so many guys do today. A different breed of member!


Back when Men were as tough mentally as they were physically..add in honourable, ballsy and disciplined and you got the quality of street guys that were around back than. NYMafia made a good point on one of his articles, about the old timers stopping properly schooling the up and coming guys, once the old timers are gone and they didnt school the young guys, the young guys cant properly school the next generation and on and on. The thing i see all these Stool Pigeons have in common is theyre all mentally weak, blame everyone else with their bullshit excuses, like the stone rats they were from the day they were born

"Aint No School Like The Old School"

Last edited by TommyIrish; 11/19/21 02:45 PM.

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