I'll bet the average mafia member has more respect for black street guys than they do for the mob groupies in their own neighborhoods. And definitely more than what they have for cops. Stand up thieves and racketeers share a bond.
"...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
