JerseyGuy, the thing to keep in mind is that there is no honor among thieves. A "rule" exists as long as someone is willing to follow it. Let one desperado violate it and it is history.
John Gotti violated a Commission "rule" by whacking Paul Castellano without the Commission's approval. No one said boo to him. That one had been violated before: Albert Anastasia whacked his boss, Vincent Mangano, then showed up at the next Commission meeting as the new Don--nobody said boo to him. Then Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, a guy who believed in "the rules," decided he didn't agree with the Commission's indifference: He was going to make Gotti pay for his transgression. So, he arranged for Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso to kill Gotti. The two of them agreed that the best way to kill Gotti was to use a bomb--bombing murders are associated with the Sicilian Mafia, so they figured no one would suspect them. (The bomb missed Gotti and killed his consigliere, Frankie DiCicco, instead. Later Gotti and Chin kissed and made up. Some f*****g rules.)

As for Gaspipe: he violated another "rule": he shot up the family of Peter (Fat Pete) Chiodo, whom he'd marked for death, and who turned rat. So much for the "rules."

Repeat: there is no honor among thieves.


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