SC to add to what you said I think part of the problem is that in every Mafia movie I've seen everyone who dies "did something"

Godfather- Paulie sets up the Don, Tessio attempts to set up Mike, Carlo turns on Sonny.

Those 3 deaths are "understandable"


What they don't show is the people who are killed simply because the Boss THINKS they might be up to something or the one guy with John Gotti who he had killed not because he did something "wrong" but because he didn't show up when Gotti called.


Or about what I read the other day on this board I believe about the Gallo brothers (could be wrong) being told there was something going on in a restuarant and they went in and killed the people who turned out to be regular businessmen.