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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
What you're talking about sounds more like the Mafia.
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Not really. Mafia (or Organized Crime) is able to thrive partly due to gangs. Gangs are very public - the Mafia is not. People in certain communities willl know who is in organized crime, but it's not as advertised. The police have to focus on Gang violence because it is a large public risk - letting organized crime more leeway to run.
I'm still amazed how open about the word Mafia we are. Two generations ago - you didn't dare utter the name. (I'm half Italian and my grandmother still doesn't like talk of it in her house)