Agreed 100%, as Boston has a tendency to do that. I still contend that Whitey Bulger was a character made into a national spotlight for one reason: He had a few crooked FBI agents on his payroll, namely John Connolly from the old neighborhood...In the grand scheme of things, Whitey ran South Boston...nothing more and actually supplied drugs to the neighborhood, far from the Robin Hood reputation he acquired from some of the old Southie residents. Do I believe he helped people in his neighborhood, sure...but he did more harm than good to his own people. If the media didn't get a hold on the FBI agents in question, the story doesn't become national headlines and certainly doesn't warrant a dozen books and movies...but hey, we live in America and this isn't the first time its happened, and certainly won't be the last!