Another reason this guy might not be all he's cracked up to be.Casso straight up told him he knew Savino was a rat from his "crystal ball" and the Genovese questioned him(Savino).Naturally Savino denied it and in his arrogance the Chin didn't clip.Of course who would be so smart as to deceive the big bad Genovese family
Seems like you willfully ignore Chin's over all record as a boss, while singling out his mistake with Savino, simply to make your point. Which holds no water by the way.
One thing about the Genoveses is that they seem to take themselves too seriously.They have some sort of superiority complex and they buy into their own myth as much as John Gotti ever did,though in a different way:
Generally speaking, they take "the life" seriously. They run their organization it was meant to be run. By all accounts, the Genovese family IS superior. Always has been. There's really no "myth" there.
Gigante lived his whole life in his mothers house and doing his crazy act with the thought of how smart and cunning he was,he probably never got to enjoy the fruits of his labor.Say what you will about the Gottis or Cassos or Scarfos but before they ended up in the can for life they probably lived a good life.Nice cars,big houses,women,plenty of money to spend.Meanwhile the Chin ended up the same,in jail,but he lived his life running around the village in a bathrobe and slippers
Law enforcement has commented before how Chin wasn't interested in any of that stuff. Just the "pure power" he had. How long did Gotti, Casso, or Scarfo last on the street? Furthermore, what was the effect of their leadership on their families?
Another area where I thought they overdid it is this "not being flashy" thing,"the worst dressed mobsters" or how they "drive Buicks not Cadillacs".This gets tossed around so often it's become a generic blanket therm."Oh look how smart they are they're not flashy like the other gangsters".Does someone really think in this day in age that matters?Is the government really fooled so easily?The FEDS are going to come after mobsters no matter what,doesn't matter if they drive a Lamborghini or a Fiat.
The FEDS didn't go after Gotti because he dressed well or drove a Mercedes,it's because he did those things in front of the cameras and he beat their cases.I'm sure you can find some middle ground between dressing like a bum and parading like Gotti on national TV.
Take for instance Barney Bellomo showing up at that wedding in jeans and a t-shirt.Another example of the generic "oh he's so smart he doesn't dress flashy and attract attention".Well how the fuck does that even work?In a room full of guys dressed in suits isn't the guy in jeans going to attract MORE attention than usual?
I swear these guys must be warped
Well, let's see here. Judging by the current status of the family, it's very low number of rats, it's ability to maintain it's rackets - both legal and illegal - they must be doing something right.
Seriously, I think you're just trying to go against the grain here. You can't be this clueless, can you?
