Here is what I don't understand, how could someone let themselves be treated that way if they knew it was coming. In other words, this guy no longer had the element of surprise. His victims knew what was coming and they had time to prepare to defend themselves. If the guy walked in my house to assault or kidnap me, he would get beat to death if he were by himself. If there were other guys with him, there would be a full blown fire fight on my front porch. Either way, I can guaranty you I would not go quietly.

To me, some of you are thinking too much. The post danielperrygin made, for example, he is going to react by going to get his 6 brothers. And how's that? You tell the guy, "Hey, I'm going to beat the shit out of you, but wait right here...I'll be back in a few..."?
Assuming a man, or his wife/family, was threatened face to face by the guy (gangster/crazy head/random guy), I'd think most men would react right then and there on the spot, w/out a thought.

It's real life, not the movies.

I am surprised they haven't made one about either Columbo or Profaci. I believe that a Carmine Persico episode will air this season.

Outside of NY (the epicenter), I would like to see one on the New England / Patriarcha family and the St Louis car bombings in the early 80's (I think there were 18 car bombings in about 5 years).

I would also enjoy seeing an episode about some of the old Irish gangs.

well Carmela it all depends on the situation right i mean if he shows up unexpectedly with 4 goons then you would have to stall dont you think? Lets not be to nieve but then you set up to meet him simply by telling him you have is money then y0u get the chance to GET EVEN

I see where your coming from to pp but its not my fault the retard broke a cardinal rule and made a threat against my family without a gun to my son or wifes head. I dont are what.happens after the fact but if i haye a weapon at that moment the basturd will be dead. No i havent ever killed any but no one has ever made a threat aginst my family either my friend. If you want to set there and listen to it thats your bag baby but in my home town if that happened and i shot him the police wouldnt do nothing but take a statment from me and go on about their day.

I see what your saying.

I understand the idea of defending a family member. But we're not talking about some schlub insulting someone's wife or some punk talking shit to your kids. We're talking about gangsters, mentally unsatble gangsters that you know have done insane things and killed numerous people, threatening you and your family.

Walking down the street and some random ass hole insulting your wife or some drunk punching you or your brother are completely different situations.

When Mad Sam comes with a gun and points it at you and threatens your kids and family, there is nothing you can do. You're smart and you protect your family and kids by paying the man his money. Right?

If it was so easy, then gangsters would have been getting dropped right and left in the old days for threatening people. I just think it's naive and a product of the internet for people to think they would stand up to Mad Sam and kill him.

Just for clarification, I'm making a difference between Mad Sam/gangsters and random assholes/losers/drunks from the street.

And remember, guns don't kill people, Americans do :-).

Sam, and all the other mobsters, prayed upon the weak. That's it, the rule of all mafia's: the law of the most violent ones.
A completely deranged Sam with an army to back him up against the weakest of the Chicago juice-market? Not a chance. His victims weren't apoplexy with muscle, just losers with nowhere to turn. Not self-assured guys ready to defend themselves, and if they were, he'd take some guys with him. He wasn't the smartest, but wasn't that stupid.