Yes, John Gotti ask for the AB for protection while incarcerated.
That doesn’t mean that the mafia is weak. Its just mean that they don’t have the muscle in jail and in the street like they use to have.
And its normal, since the italo-americans are not at the bottom of society like they use to be. So young italians don’t wan’t to be part of criminals activities anymore.
So a mob guy who is in his 50s and more, and who goes to jail… well the young cats will only see him has a old cat and nothing more. So if the guy is weak, well he’ll be food or they won’t even notice him.
And that part of life
the nature of crime has changed though
The Mob in America was probably the most successful criminal enterprise in American history. the 40s-80s i would say were the hay day... Unions, National politics, Hollywood, Vegas etc. but now that has shifted to drugs and they simply don't have the power anymore
