Originally posted by dontomasso:
Originally posted by svsg:
[b] To me "business" implies a real need. If there is no real need, it is personal.
carlo = personal
ciccio = personal
Fredo = personal
Pentangeli = personal
Carlo set up Sonny to be assasinated, and Fredo betrayed the family, and set Michael up for a possible hit. To show strength, the family had to take proper revenge. Business.
Ciccio killed Vito's Mother and would have killed Vito if he knew he had lived. Business.
Pentangeli killed himself. That was so he could keep his honor and preserve his family. Business. [/b]Ciccio was totally powerless, old and weak when Vito killed him. I doubt if he could have killed Vito, who was in his prime and quickly rising in the crime business.
