[muawiyah]

The Mob, no doubt, came into existence simultaneously with modern times ~ on the other hand, the Corsican Union (Union Corse) (the predecessor of the Mob) was in business in New Orleans way back when it was still part of Spain ~ and that's a long time ago.

Bandits in Sicily are nothing new, and neither are honor killings.

The problem here is the Wikipedia "source" is not fully informed.

[Eclectica]

Bandits in Sicily are nothing new, and neither are honor killings.

Until 1999, I worked for Miami CSI. (Metro-Dade P.D.)

We investigated immigrant "Honor Killings" up until about 1985 when they tapered off.

Until about 1995, there used to be no punishment for the perpetrators of "Honor Killings" in Brazil.