Posted on 02/12/2025 1:15:07 PM PST by Red Badger
Mafia godfathers in Sicily have been caught on wiretaps lamenting the “miserable” calibre of new recruits as nearly 150 alleged criminals were arrested in dawn raids involving 1,200 police officers.
Crime bosses from Cosa Nostra, the Italian island’s notorious mafia, unfavourably compared the new generation of mafiosi to those of the past, invoking the example of The Godfather, the classic 1972 film starring Marlon Brando as the Sicilian-American patriarch Don Corleone.
They said that, unlike their predecessors, new recruits were too quick to turn “pentito” – or state witness – as soon as they were arrested.
“The calibre these days is low, a miserable level,” Giancarlo Romano, an alleged mafia don, said in an intercepted conversation.
“If you watch The Godfather, the connections he had… he was very influential because of the power that he built at a political level. But us – what can we do? We’re on our knees, guys. We think we do business, but these days it’s others who do it. We used to be number one, now it’s others… we’re just gipsies.”
He told one young recruit: “You should go to school – that way you will meet doctors, lawyers, the people who run Italy, Europe.”
Telephone intercepts also revealed the nicknames by which godfathers refer to each other, from Spiderman and Robert De Niro to Bear and Nephew.
In a wide-ranging operation, 1,200 armed Carabinieri officers conducted early morning raids in and around Palermo, Sicily’s capital.
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody. They are accused of a range of crimes, including attempted murder, extortion, drug trafficking, arms possession and mafia association.
Cosa Nostra has long been accused of demanding protection money – “pizzo” in Italian – from business owners.
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Geeze!! That has to be confirmation regarding the collapse of Western Civilization.
You just can’t get quality criminals any more.
Ain’t that the truth.
They said that, unlike their predecessors, new recruits were too quick to turn “pentito” – or state witness – as soon as they were arrested.
Wait until you see democrats facing long term prison time.
Evidence locker fills up fast.
Hollywood gears up for 4 hour movie make.
All the good criminals go into government.
Hell, any of those folks are still better than DemocRAT congress-critter or lamestream media ‘journalist’.
Too many Fredos and not enough Sonnys............
LOL. Gen Z mafia recruits want to break legs and run the numbers racket via Zoom.
When you pay the Mob to leave you alone, THEY LEAVE YOU ALONE!..............
All the new recruits insist on working from home, just doesn’t work in this line of business.
Well, all the publicly open criminal ones do,....
Hollywood remake?
Problem with “GodFather” is that “Father” is male.
Need some trans word for Father.
Need some trans word for Father.
No no no it takes reality away from it.
“ Cosa Nostra has long been accused of demanding protection money – “pizzo” in Italian – from business owners.”
I think U.S. businesses could benefit from a group which would “deal with” shoplifters, BLM thugs, etc, for a reasonable fee.
Cops sure aren’t doing the job.
The new generation always wants to take a picture of the gun and cannoli and post it before they take the cannoli.
;-D
There just ain’t no guys like Luca Brasi anymore :(
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