We all know Merlino and the others are guilty of the charges against them so the backlash against the Feds, jumping to conclusions and general piousness is pretty odd.
Sure, the Feds have to establish this guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.
I know of guys who have e.g. sexually assaulted women and got away with it - everyone knows they did it - because it couldn't be proven.
Be interesting to see what the reaction would be if say Karrin Vetrano's rapist got off on a technicality and/or because of bungling by investigators.
Apples to Oranges. Mafia crimes are usually victimless, no one forces an individual to make a loan or bet on a game. Comparing that to a brutal rape and murder is asinine. You're not going to need a bunch of criminals ratting to convict the murdering rapist, but DNA.
