The mob until the '80s, was feared and respected, for various reasons, unlike the street gangs were organized, managed to infiltrate everywhere started from the road to crimes (thefts, robberies, drug dealing, prostitution) to the white collar crimes, had its hierarchy and rigid rules, those who make mistakes pay, even with his life, those who make a lot of money, become a made man, can't be killed without permission of his family, and if this happens, there will be a war between the families. Vincent Gigant start as Genovese'driver and became a powerful boss of homonym family .But this is history, now could become men of honor only if you make a lot of money, for nepotism as Junior Gotti, or Joey D'Amico, the his mother paid $ 50,000 to a capo, for allow her to be made, many mafiosi go along until they are arrested and then flips.Men as Madonna who have 30 years for drug trafficking and not flip (he was a simple association, it could do), they are no longer now the mob is coming back to the beggining before luciano, the street gang.

yes madonna went above and beyond for being an associate at the time. his reward when he got out was becoming made immediately. eventually sitting on the rulling pannel for my fav fam.

In my opinoin the new york families have expanded to big over the years solely cause of greed. They want and expect so much money they will make any1 who has huge earning potential and this causes the rat problem. Guys don't care about the family and as soon as there day in the sun is interupted by the feds they rat. If u look at some of the smaller families like new england they don't make as much money but they don't have as big of a rat problem. In new england the family is smaller and much more tight nit. Its like a community and most member are either friends or family . they r much less greedy and murder is a last resort. They work together to make as much money as possible and provide a good life for there families. They may not make millons but they make enough to live a good life and they r loyal to the family. In my opinoin this is a better example of what the old timers were all about