https://theweek.com/articles/835970/mafia-todayNo godfather is untouchable. That's been the grim reality faced by every mob boss since Salvatore Maranzano declared himself capo di tutti capi — boss of bosses — in 1931, only to be killed months later. Albert Anastasia, the "Lord High Executioner," became one of the most feared Gambino family dons ever after leading Murder Inc., a mob enforcement operation that was linked to more than 60 killings — some performed with ice picks and piano wires. But Anastasia himself was gunned down in 1957 while getting a shave at a Manhattan barbershop. One of the most iconic mobster images is of Bonanno boss Carmine Galante, photographed with a cigar still between his lips after he was shot dead in 1979 while eating at an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn. That tradition continues: Last October, Bonanno family member Sylvester Zottola was shot and killed while ordering coffee at a McDonald's drive-through in the Bronx. Yet while violence comes with the territory, Frank Cali's recent murder reportedly struck many mobsters as out of bounds, because it occurred outside his home. Police say that the shooter, upset that Cali wouldn't let him date his niece, didn't even realize whom he was killing.
And of the decline of Western Civilization. I can't decide what's worse, being rubbed out or having the world know you get your coffee at McDonald's.
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Originally Posted by P30
