Keep cutting the head off and the head does replicate but eventually becomes totally dysfunctional and retarded. This is what killed the mafia.
“This is what killed the mafia.”
The FBI disagrees that the mafia has been killed:
‘the mob has shown itself to be resilient and persistent. Arresting and convicting the hierarchies of the five families several times over has not eradicated the problem. [...] Even more of a myth is the notion that the mob is a thing of the past; that La Cosa Nostra is a shadow of its former self. [...] we also know that when a boss or underboss “goes away” for a time, that vacancy is filled with an acting boss or underboss.’ - FBI Assistant Director Janice K. Fedarcyk (https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2011/statement-by-assistant-director-in-charge-janice-k.-fedarcyk)