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It has also been described as follows: "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without police protection is both. It is as cowardly to betray an offender to justice, even though his offences be against yourself, as it is not
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to avenge an injury by violence. It is dastardly and contemptible in a wounded man to betray the name of his assailant, because if he recovers, he must naturally expect to take vengeance himself."
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should best be understood as an expression of social consensus for the Mafia or whether it is instead a pragmatic response based primarily on fear, as implied by a popular
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not contacting law enforcement or the authorities when one is aware of, witness to, or even the victim of certain crimes). It originated and remains common in
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313:famously broke the
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2606:Pizzolungo bombing
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2265:Agrigento Province
1987:Rochester bombings
1872:Rudaj Organization
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1802:Bumpy Johnson gang
1797:Bugs and Meyer Mob
1756:Sacra Corona Unita
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1910:Other topics
1887:Unione Corse
1857:Murder, Inc.
1792:Broadway Mob
1721:Jewish Mafia
1540:Sixth Family
1535:One-way ride
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2818:Vendicatori
2798:'Ndrangheta
2756:Beati Paoli
2711:(1985–1986)
2705:(1986–1992)
2547:(1981–1984)
2541:(1962–1963)
2379:Pagliarelli
2369:Porta Nuova
2134:Consigliere
2130:(Sottocapo)
2018:Shotgun Man
1817:The Council
1736:'Ndrangheta
1661:(1985–1986)
1655:(1985–1987)
1638:(1929–1931)
1632:(1914–1917)
1609:(1950–1951)
1420:Consigliere
1376:Trafficante
1336:New Orleans
1275:Los Angeles
1270:Kansas City
871:Puzo, Mario
788:. Knowital.
743:, pp. 13–14
454:Lamb of God
359:Cosa Nostra
304:Cosa Nostra
116:'Ndrangheta
112:Cosa Nostra
2856:Categories
2751:Basilischi
2703:Maxi Trial
2672:Addiopizzo
2397:Camporeale
2374:Brancaccio
2256:Mandamenti
2211:Corleonesi
2173:Mandamento
2143:Caporegime
2139:Capodecina
2092:Commission
1919:operations
1917:Government
1498:Black Hand
1427:Caporegime
1346:Pittsburgh
1211:East Coast
893:1031631136
856:2020-02-09
699:required.)
628:References
397:Mario Puzo
371:leadership
327:blood oath
256:cascittuni
208:, meaning
2640:Antimafia
2555:Massacres
2476:Mistretta
2351:Mussomeli
2293:Cianciana
2288:Canicattì
2273:Agrigento
2236:Inzerillo
2151:(Soldier)
2128:Underboss
1447:Members (
1439:Associate
1414:Underboss
1390:Structure
1371:St. Louis
1351:Rochester
1341:Milwaukee
1314:(Chicago)
1297:Cleveland
1229:Patriarca
851:0362-4331
769:Porello,
633:Citations
441:Katatonia
222:humilitas
210:manliness
205:hombredad
188:Etymology
166:informers
146:Ostracism
2516:Meetings
2482:Siracusa
2412:Bagheria
2402:Corleone
2246:Graviano
2216:Galatolo
2168:Made man
2094:(Cupola)
2038:Category
1600:Hearings
1565:Meetings
1510:Vendetta
1488:Made man
1450:made men
1366:San Jose
1356:Rockford
1330:D'Aquila
1318:Lanzetta
1302:Colorado
1291:Bufalino
1179:Lucchese
1139:Genovese
1041:Families
873:(2000).
821:Archived
802:Archived
759:, p. 109
678:"omertà"
575:stressed
567:Corsican
563:Sicilian
498:See also
435:Swedish
417:(2000).
405:(1969),
265:vendetta
150:shunning
98:, where
2902:Silence
2897:Secrecy
2778:Garduña
2761:Camorra
2719:Related
2677:Pentito
2656:members
2495:Members
2450:Trapani
2361:Palermo
2193:Pizzino
2149:Soldato
1892:Westies
1785:Defunct
1691:Camorra
1434:Soldato
1378:(Tampa)
1324:Morello
1265:Detroit
1260:Chicago
1218:Buffalo
1114:Gambino
1105:Colombo
1098:Colombo
1063:Bonanno
773:, p. 23
755:Paoli,
579:English
559:Italian
521:Mesirah
516:Kayfabe
484:Rosalía
347:pentiti
337:Italian
332:pentito
294:History
280:proverb
182:pentiti
140:Corsica
108:Camorra
91:conduct
78:) is a
2808:Stidda
2691:Trials
2632:(1993)
2626:(1993)
2620:(1992)
2614:(1992)
2608:(1985)
2602:(1984)
2596:(1983)
2590:(1982)
2584:(1982)
2578:(1969)
2572:(1963)
2566:(1947)
2460:Alcamo
2417:Trabia
2407:Cinisi
2298:Ribera
2231:Motisi
2226:Minore
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