I'm not sure if an 80 year old man is even capable of defending himself in that type of situation. If anything, this is on the Colombos. The burden is on the family to either have defended him at the time, or respond in some way if they weren't there to defend him.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
