John Gotti - The Teflon Don of the New York Mafia

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[@kingkuroneko7253]

Yo

[@Tremont24]

Simon, please do Booker T. Washington

[@DaveSCameron]

Wow! You certainly dropped the ball on this one Sir, I'm no expert but have read enough books on this to say that you ruined it and wasted a wonderful chance.

[@Jabotism]

Do an episode on Thomas Sankara or Sam Houston.

[@derricklittle5707]

@@Jabotism Both of those would be really interesting good call

[@jamiebooth3181]

Making Sammy the Bull the Underboss wasn't the 'worst mistake of Gotti's life', admitting to dozens of crimes on tape and attracting the worlds attention was

[@Rockoblocko]

Yeah the mob was supposed to be secret

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

absolutely, Sammy was as loyal to him as anyone ever would’ve been before that happened.. those recordings sealed his fate AND served to piss off the guy who knew him better than anyone and knew everything he did.

[@seanbrazell7095]

Definitely.

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

@@seanbrazell7095 plus there’s a pretty good chance he would’ve still went to jail after those recordings even without Sammy turning…

[@djdrack4681]

People think the mob isn't still powerful/active in NE or upper Midwest...and you'd be dead wrong to assume that. Looking at some circles, businesses, etc they may in fact be more powerful than ever before.

[@ginagee8737]

Don't know why but I love the gangster documentaries, thanks Simon

[@AdamOBrien29]

Check out Casual Criminalist, a deep dive show by Simon that's amazing and I swear I'm not being paid to advertise lol

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:30 - Chapter 1 - Early years 5:55 - Mid roll ads 7:30 - Chapter 2 - A dinner to remember 12:30 - Chapter 3 - The dapper don 14:45 - Chapter 4 - Meet the new boss 16:35 - Chapter 5 - The teflon don turns to velcro

[@AdamOBrien29]

It's the remix to ignition hot and fresh out the kitchen

[@AlanOLeary209]

@@AdamOBrien29 🤣🤣🤣

[@kendrizzy3859]

@@AdamOBrien29 random ass comment 😂😂

[@joshcevera170]

@@kendrizzy3859 not random, look at this threads handle

[@PerpetualAlfa]

Reporter: “Mr Gotti, are you the boss of the Gambino family?” Gotti: “I’m a member of the Gotti family. My wife is the boss”

[@eXpas04]

Good one 😸

[@currypablo]

The head of an Italian American mafia family born to Irish parents? Simon messing up non Anglo names isn't the only thing that cracks me up😂😂

[@Clipgatherer]

+Hardeep Singh. Nope, John Gotti was of Italian ancestry, not Irish. Simon had a slip of the tongue. Anyway, no Irish could have risen to any rank in the Italian-American Mafia. The Irish had their own mafia.

[@richardjared960]

Yeah I was confused there myself

[@currypablo]

@@Clipgatherer thanks 👍

[@currypablo]

@@richardjared960 Simon's digital dyslexia is hilarious 😂 😃 😄

[@BalancedGamer1]

gotti thats a strong irish name right there 😂😂😂

[@brett4264]

Gotta wasn't the first head gangster to enjoy the limelight. Capone was doing it a century ago.

[@geromelegnome5446]

Was Capone actually a Don??? Bugsy Segal was the toast of the town in Hollywood and Las Vegas

[@samuelbarber6177]

@@geromelegnome5446 Capone was essentially the King of Chicago, even if he wasn’t technically a Don, he was still a very powerful Gang Boss

[@Gymreview84]

I used to drink with Capone

[@aliabdulgadirhassan3163]

@@Gymreview84 and i was the consigliere to Capone, Gotti, Luciano and Gambino

[@igorsusnjar3632]

Please do one about Vincent Gigante, to me he's by far the most interesting mobster

[@tomhalstead24]

The chin was crazy lol. Even though it was an act, you still have to be a little crazy to carry on the crazzy act for so many years lol

[@lemony5272]

Fat tony and carlo gambino, beeing old school not much is known, quite curious about their life, especially carlo, one of the only mobsters to die of natural causes, he was a true la cosa nostra member

[@johnfabozzi3636]

My mom and the Chin were childhood sweetheart's. My Aunt Lee told me Chin was madly in love with my mother. Many years later they still remained friends. My mom always knew who to call when she needed a favor. I remember growing up in New York when I was a kid, there was a dispute between my Uncle and Frank DeCicco. My uncle did a drywall job for Frank and his brothers and they tried to stiff him. My mother made one phone call and the matter was resolved. What my parents failed to tell me was, my mother knew that the DiCicco brothers were on the lamb for a murder and were hiding in a Safe House in Staten Island. My mom had my dad drive her to the house where she proceeded to get out of his car and without knocking walked right in the front door and confronted the brothers. One of the brothers wanted to hit her with a chair but the oldest one had enough sense and said you can't hit a woman and told his brother what's wrong with you. Anyway, a couple of weeks later the brothers drove down to our house, and pulled up in a long black Cadillac. They got out, came into our house and paid my uncle the money they owed him. They apologized to my mother and my uncle emphatically, over the misunderstanding and left. The DeCicco Brothers we're all made men and notorious for their deed's in organized crime. But on that day, for just a little while they were humbled and contrite. They were admonished by the Chin and that was the end of it. So looking back on it my mom had dated one of the most powerful organized crime bosses of all time and he still loved her. My mom wound up meeting another Vincent and started dating him. That man was my father and they lived happily ever after.

[@tomhalstead24]

@@johnfabozzi3636 That's a fascinating story bro. genuinely it's a small world. I live in the UK and I'm eating up as much history on these guys as I can.. Then there's fellas like you who had almost direct links to these legends in their own right. Merry Christmas to you and your family bro 👊

[@johnfabozzi3636]

@@PaulRudd1941 I'm glad I check out with you Matthew Terry. Lol.

[@samwangemann9607]

Biographics droppin another heater

[@floyd0604]

Gotti is Italian not Irish...

[@kieronparr3403]

More and more small mistakes sneaking into these scripts

[@grizzlytear962]

Right I agree

[@tiadiad]

Potato potato

[@morkusmorkus6040]

@@kieronparr3403 or you're just noticing them

[@williamegler8771]

Maybe he is descended from the Dublin branch of the family... The O'Gotti's

[@TheMusta3ed]

He was born to “Italian” parents*

[@ethanramos4441]

“It’s better to live one day as a lion than hundred years as a lamb” John Gotti

[@32alltheway]

It's even better when some jerk off thinks it's cool and attributes the quote erroneously to someone else...jerk off

[@alwynsmit3546]

And now he's burning in hell for all eternity.

[@justhereforkicks8208]

Gotti’s rise to Don is like something out of The Godfather. I’m sure he saw himself that way.

[@ChinnyRusso]

He did see himself that way and rightly so, John Gotti is true Cosa Nostra. Took omertà to the grave.

[@janalucke9739]

I lived in NYC for a while...the apartment I lived in had some construction work done in which the Mafia was involved...it's kinda fascinating how NYC lives with them and considers them even a vital part of it's economy

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

I'm from Illinois. I don't live that far away from the prison John died in.

[@fritsrab803]

please do ayrton senna next

[@zeblalock1411]

Awesome videos Simon and team, would love to see a video on Edward the Elder King of the Anglo-Saxons!

[@kevinkeglovic1815]

Please cover Don Vito Cascio Ferro, Giuseppe “The Clutch Hand” Morello, and/or NYC Police Cpt. Joe Petrosino in a future Cosa Nostra episode.

[@LizzyDel]

I like this one! The mob is fascinating. Usually there’s so much information I can’t follow what’s happening. This was a perfect bite of information.

[@DaveSCameron]

Albeit with a fair few errors...

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

There's a good reason why its hard to track the Mob. They keep to themselves, only rats speak of the business.

[@bjkarana]

​@@rionthemagnificent2971 Phil Leotardo did 20 years in the can...

[@totorina8]

true

[@bluewater5620]

@@bjkarana he compromised

[@LordBrittish]

Don’t scratch your Teflon. It could be toxic.

[@dangreene3895]

I can't believe how people make heros out of these murderous thugs

[@Appathetic_Substance_Abuse]

Murderous thugs are my heroes

[@skyanaugustus3513]

That's not exactly uncommon. Pablo Escobar is another example of a violent, evil gangster being loved by the community. It's definitely unfortunate, but even if they're vicious brutes, people will love them if they have enough swagger and/or give back to the community.

[@pakde8002]

It is hard to understand but it's nothing new. From Robin Hood to Jesse James to Bonnie and Clyde to the 45 Gang. Humans are weird.

[@ajstake0211]

Gotti murdered other murderers. He wasn't pablo escobar killing women and children.

[@tyrfree5733]

The United States, among other countries, has a foundation of conquering, war, murder and stealing. Basically this country was founded with criminal activity. We're talking about the Western settlers absolutely destroying the natives that were here first using everything in the book to do so including biological warfare in the form of blankets infected with smallpox which decimated the Indians. Sure you can say that the Indians lost the war but considered the fact that they never really started the war in the first place :-) they literally had Indians in every section of America. And every place that you call a state right now was once owned by native Americans. It's incredible to see one of the old maps of America. But my point is, You can take any crime you can think of from the most unspeakable, and it has been done in order to establish this country Beheadings, raping, pillaging, it's all there when it comes to establishing this country. War makes human beings very sick people. On both sides. So it is no wonder why we as Americans tend to like criminals as well as those that get away. We also dig conquerors or people that are very successful. When people talk about the system in this country? That's the only one that I think about that matters. It's the one that keeps perpetuating no matter what. The American Spirit is truly one of 'by any means necessary." That's why we have so many registered gun owners in This country. We know that we can't trust each other.

[@COBALTCOVERT]

Hope you have a Happy Christmas if you celebrate, Simon.

[@geromelegnome5446]

Same to you Budd!!!

[@Nipplator99999999999]

How did he get less time driving a stolen car, than I...err...someone I know got speeding in their own car?

[@tompardi8876]

You called John Gotti Irish in the beginning.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

He got him confused with Johnny McGotti.

[@mrtoad8585]

Yeah I was like uh wtf

[@darrellredman460]

@@jeffcarroll1990shock 😂😂😂

[@AdamOBrien29]

@@jeffcarroll1990shock MC would say he's Scottish, as Mc as a preface is generally Scottish

[@jordanallen4444]

@@AdamOBrien29 incorrect. Mac is generally Scottish, Mc is Irish generally but mostly one and the same

[@Styxswimmer]

The difference between the mafia and the govt is the mafia can turn a profit

[@Purpletoastacon]

Heya Simon!! I don’t think you guys have covered the Yongle emperor of china! Maybe a good episode? Love you guys and all your amazing work! 😊

[@brett4264]

"Yongle"??? Did you make that up? Lol.

[@derricklittle5707]

If you know about John Gotti you should do ones on Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso and Victor Amuso aka the Deadly Don and Little Vic who were truly some of the most bloodthirsty psychotic mobsters in recent member and the Gemini Twins Joseph Testa Anthony Senter

[@Rudeboyzed]

*Vittorio Amuso.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

“But a Cosanostra Boss don’t belong on the cover of Time magazine!! You’ll wind up in a cell because of you are who you are, and you’ll take a lot of good people with you. Duck, John. Learn to duck sometimes.”

[@j1st633]

Interesting story.Gotti was a prolific artist.While incarcerated,He befriend a work colleague of mine via the mail. Over the course of a few years, Gotti sent him numerous sketches. I was fortunate to have seen the signed copy with the address of his prison. It must be worth a good amount of money.

[@uncontrollable343]

Albert Anastasia sounds like a fine character to do a piece on 😉

[@bencooper6480]

Recently watched this dudes grandson win his MMA debut. Family of absolute head cases.

[@bat2275]

Have you ever done a bio of Jesse James the most notorious Western outlaw of all time?

[@comettamer]

A very interesting series on various mobsters. Maybe one on Santo Trafficante Sr. is in order.

[@deniseroe5891]

I didn't know Gotti was of Irish extraction. We always assume they are Italian. Good Video

[@MikeyD22]

He's not of Irish descent. Italian 100%.

[@jackgallagher1246]

Please do Charles Bukowski next

[@chuck.reichert83]

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are met with doubts, while the idiots are filled with confidence.

[@zovalentine7305]

DON'T TRY. Just do it✊

[@Marcelo83uk]

Love this one... already know most of this from books, films and documentaries but always like your take and storytelling! You should do Joseph D Pistone what Donnie brasco was written from... great book and follow up turned into a film starring Johnny Depp, Al Pacino etc.. Have a good xmas buddy love the content throughout the year ✌ P.s the Gotti film on KZbin for free from HBO with Armand Assante is incredible!

[@Krampus7]

First time I've ever heard John Gotti's parents were from Ireland... Lmao !

[@thepistolguy859]

Your voice is so proper u talking about mob stuff is funny 😂

[@Jon-eo6mz]

The Chin was the most powerful from everything I've heard, from people involved who've come out talking about it. Gotti was just the most famous.

[@ajstake0211]

But Gotti was still a threat to his power.

[@holdenbauer1255]

John gotti was not the first media hound in organized crime history. Al Capone was known to have press conferences in his office and made many media appearances.

[@TheMagicLemur]

Hear that, Don-ald? They're coming for you... 😎

[@scottmcalister2091]

Also Simon the other guy with Frankie Deccico didn't die in the car bomb,I love your videos been a subscriber since the start but you killed me with the IRISH thing ha ha

[@nickyleighton3766]

In every mob family there is one person who very rarely commits any crime but on most occasions holds authority and that's " Mamma"

[@tyrfree5733]

She also is the one that makes the great spaghetti sauce! It's to die for ! literally!

[@islamicschoolofmemestudies]

Had this guy alive, this guy would probably end up in Joe Rogan's podcast along with Andrew tate and Jordan peterson.

[@MrJRD827]

Please do more mafia content!!

[@danaledger3896]

Would love to see a biographic, or maybe Casual Criminalist, video on Roy Demeo and his crew. Gregory Scarpa is another interesting character. He was hired by the FBI to solve a triple murder case perpetrated by the KKK.

[@bazil83]

Scarpa Sr solved that missing body case with one trip to Mississippi, his reputation and gun 😂

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

@@bazil83 He wasn't intimidated / persuaded by the Klan. The Klan had a lot of sway back then in the south. In some communities the Klan is still alive, but merely a shadow of what it used to be.

[@johnclough1737]

Please do one if these on sammy the bull gravano the underboss of gotti

[@leo0845]

Great video

[@robertwilliams9740]

Angelo Bruno's hit was unsanctioned

[@rimfire8217]

can you do William Jennings Bryan, The Great Commoner

[@ossie1129]

John Gotti was Irish. He was head of the Irish Gambin'O crime family

[@currypablo]

😂😂😂😂

[@alastairbeaumont9578]

He also did well as a car-po.

[@--enyo--]

I first heard of him on ‘Empires of New York’. It was a really good look (especially for a non-US person) of the big personalities and general zeitgeist of New York in the 80’s.

[@TheMightyDevilLuis]

He was arrogant and took everything personal. It was easy to deceive him.

[@pistolasdepolo]

Irish? I think you got him confused with Henry Hill.

[@JoyToy1312]

4:38 forgotti lmao

[@QuietFury9]

How come these arent on spotify anymore

[@ruipacheco2939]

Simon, here's one for you - Joe Barbosa - an American gangster of Portuguese descendancy, who threaten the Mob in the 60's- The only reason he wasn't able to join them was because he was Portuguese. But he sure gave the Mob a run for their money! Cheers from Portugal

[@patrickbaumgardner2765]

You’re the Messi of documentaries my friend!! The absolute GOAT!! Thank you for another masterpiece!!

[@invisisense5464]

CR7>

[@mattrogersftw]

Not really, this is the first time I've ever heard someone call Gotti Irish.....

[@FootballFury]

@@invisisense5464 Messi is clear of penaldo

[@invisisense5464]

@@FootballFury Typical pessi dog lmao your "goat" scored 7 goals in the farmer's league with a stacked ass team 🤣🤣🤣

[@conanmcdonagh2619]

John Gotti's grandparents weren't Irish, they were Italian

[@Jay-ky8vy]

Italian immigrants not Irish lol

[@watcyagonado6770]

Gotti was not irish could never have been boss or made unless he was Italian. Maybe I'm wrong I'm from Dublin meself was his real name Sean ó gotti 🍀😉

[@pashapasovski5860]

And today Samy is a KZbin Podcaster

[@samuelmarekmracka]

Got a lotta' enemies...

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Remembering you today: John Gotti Sr June 10, 2024 Rest In Peace. You’re Missed. 🇺🇸

[@robertprice5243]

Check out the sweet Raiders jacket..

[@olajawanmagee768]

Gotti just rode til the wheels fell off he just didn’t give a dam gotta respect he was a gangster through and through

[@KingstonTV334]

that beard takes commitment

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Gotti opened Pandora’s box when he killed Paul.

[@ethankerr05]

you missed the part when he went after mario and luigi for owing him 200k and a swimming pool

[@jhors7777]

Great research and presentation. Thank-you for your videos. Best wishes in the New Year Simon!

[@nolancarte6015]

I'm surprised that he got made given that his parents were Irish and that the Mafia only let in those with Italian and Silician heritage 7:42

[@CincinnatusPublish]

Since it was an accident, John Favara was given one month to leave NY. For some reason he decided to stay.

[@snehdc07]

Please make the next video about Vincent "The Chin" Gigante!!

[@ajstake0211]

Making Gravano the rat Was absolutely the Biggest mistake Gotti made.

[@quester09]

ol' Cement Mixer Toes

[@stevestarscream5182]

Never seen the pic of Gotti rocking the raiders jacket….. a true gangster if their ever was one

[@mariellebussey9106]

Every time I hear John Gotti, I think of that office episode. Forever lives in my head 😂

[@Callmethebreeze902]

You should research Carlos Marcello. He was linked to the JFK assignation ..for one Oswald’s uncle worked for him, Oswald was living in New Orleans at the time, he financed Ruby’s club, lots of little things like that. Rose Cheramie who worked for Ruby at his club was dumped in Eunice, LA frantic trying to warn people and was sent to a psych ward. He admitted it to a cell mate but he was old so nobody knew to take his word or not. I don’t think if he did it he didn’t have help from other crime families but it’s an interesting deep dive.

[@marquiskrystal]

John’s parents weren’t Irish they were Italians from Napals. They lived in an Irish neighborhood though.

[@funnyguy9397]

Narrator: How can I piss off a bunch of Italians? Narrator: I know I'll say John Gotti is Irish.

[@SarcasticSloth69]

Sammy’s got his own KZbin channel too if anyone’s interested just look up Sammy the bull 😂

[@melvert33]

Yeah the guy has 30 murders under his belt including a 16 year old boy he mistakenly thought was a thief yet he's got his own KZbin channel for his stories where fans come to kiss his ass and state how honourable Sammy is!

[@tyrfree5733]

What always blows my mind is how the mobsters never go after these district attorneys. Those dudes are literally the ones that hit them with the most charges :-) Rudy Giuliani, the New York city mayor at one time, was actually big on going after organized crime. I can never understand why those types of people never got a car bomb or shot like so many other people. Especially considering how many cops were on the take with the mob. I wonder is there some sort of rule against hitting certain figures in the law enforcement?

[@josephnissenson3252]

It would bring way too much heat. Having a district attorney killed would help prove that whoever they were after was guilty and it wouldn't end anything as another DA could just come in and continue now with more evidence so it's safer to just try to beat the charges brought. While not an exact same situation, there was a DEA agent named Enrique Camerana who infiltrated the Guadalajara cartel. They discovered him and horrifically tortured him to death and the DEA/American government unleashed absolute hell for it. Ever since then cartels avoid whacking federal agents because they know it would make them "worth more trouble" so to speak and the government would be forced to have to make an example

[@owenburges]

That would mean federal attention and a permanent microscope as well as persistent presidential attention throughout all administrations,, on ALL of the mob, so they take it as an individual rather than sink the entire organization

[@K_j_M]

Go to war against the nations government.....? That's what would happen and would be foolish

[@tr5947]

A couple of big facts were left out here. It wasn't just jealousy or Castellano reneging on a power sharing deal (the first time I've about that) that led to the move against Big Paul. The main impetus was John Gotti's brother Gene and his close friend Angelo Ruggiero were busted in a heroin trafficking conspiracy. The Gambinos had a "no drug dealing" (yeah, right) policy that was violated and the two were likely going to be killed and the John Gotti crew busted up and John, at the least, being "broken" from a capo back to soldier. At worse, he was going to be killed too. Castellano wanted to hear the government tapes they had of Ruggiero, but had Paul heard them, that would have hastened Angelo's death because he said more than a few bad things about Big Paul and others. Three of the other NY Five Families didn't just turn a blind eye to Big Paul getting killed. One of them (Bonnanos) was non grata and off The Commission at that time after being infiltrated by Donnie Brasco (Joe Pistone), while another (Columbos) was in disarray in power struggles. All of the other bosses, except Chin were fighting The Commission case in court, but Chin did get the cooperation of the Lucchese family through Gaspipe Casso, and they assisted in the bombing plot Lastly, not having learned the lesson of Ruggiero, or Castellano (whose mansion was successfully bugged by the FBI), Gotti wound up talking about a lot of things he shouldn't have in a space he thought was safe, winding up on tape incriminating himself and others, including Gravano (who was not on any government recordings). Gotti and Gravano had a complicated relationship and each has their detractors and defenders, some of them on KZbin. I leave it to others to delve into the stories and come to their own conclusions as to why each acted as they did.

[@SheDigsitUK]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 new here 😜

[@michaellorusso4912]

Did John Gotti even really exist ?

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Funny how everyone thought Bruce Cutler was this brilliant defensive attorney when the only reason he won was because Sammy Gravanno had bribed the jury.

[@highallmighty233]

He clearly never had the makings of a Varsity athlete.

[@bazil83]

Ah son of a bitch!! It's undermining, and it's exactly the kind of thing I'm teaching my kids not to do!!

[@Jebus1364]

I like your videos

[@notscullytv]

After working in McDonald’s, EVENTUALLY something will stick to Teflon😂😂

[@hesavedawretchlikeme6902]

Didn't John Gotti say that he couldn't compete in the drug business with the government?

[@jonathangraves7503]

Please do one on Carlo Gambino please.... There's not much out there. But I know why 🤫

[@sb240sx]

@1:39 you stated Irish parents, he is of Italian blood

[@danielmartinez9933]

Make an episode about Vicente Guerrero! He abolished slavery in Mexico.

[@steviedub9370]

There’s something about these new KZbin’s lighting that I can’t stand you don’t need to be able to see your blackheads , you can add some background natural light

[@petayfranz9395]

First Irish Mafia boss ever 😂

[@larcenymccheese2806]

Do Dutch Schultz next!!!

[@Krampus7]

Nobody called Big Paul "Paulie"

[@gageosborne9934]

Yeah they did

[@bathcat3759]

"It makes no difference what men think of war. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way. All trades are contained in that of war." --"Is that why war endures?" "No. It endures because young men love it and old men love it in them. Those that fought, those that did not." --"That's your notion." "Men are born for games, nothing else. Every child knows that play is nobler than work. He knows too that the worth or merit of a game is not inherent in the game itself but rather the value of that which is put at hazard. Games of chance require a wager to have meaning at all. Games of sport involve the skill and strength of the opponents and the humiliation of defeat and the pride of victory are in themselves sufficient stake because they inhere in the worth of the principles and define them. But trial of chance or trial of worth all games aspire to the condition of war for here that which is wagered swallows up game, player, all. Suppose two men at cards with nothing to wager save their lives. Who has not heard such a tale? A turn of the card. The whole universe for such a player has labored clanking to this moment which will tell whether he is to die at that man's hand or that man at his. What more certain validation of a man's worth could there be? This enhancement of the game to its ultimate state admits no arguments concerning the notion of fate. The selection of one man over another is a preference absolute and irrevocable and it is a dull man indeed who could reckon so profound a decision without agency or significance either one. In such games as have for their sake the annihilation of the defeated the decisions are quite clear. This man holding this particular arrangement of cards in his hand is thereby removed from existence. This is the nature of war, whose stake is at once the game and the authority and the justification. Seen so, war is the truest form of divination. It is the testing of one's will and the will of another within that larger will which because it binds them is therefore forced to select. War is the ultimate game because war is at last a forcing of the unity of existence. war is god." --"You're crazy. Crazy at last. Might does not make right. The man that wins in some combat is not vindicated morally." "Moral law is an invention of mankind for the disenfranchisement of the powerful in favor of the weak. Historical law subverts it at every turn. A moral view can never be proven right or wrong by any ultimate test. A man falling dead in a duel is not thought thereby to be proven in error as to his views. His very involvement in such a trial gives evidence of a new and broader view. The willingness of the principals to forgo further argument as the triviality which it in fact is and to petition directly the chambers of the historical absolute clearly indicates of how little moment are the opinions and of what great moments the divergences thereof. For the argument is indeed trivial, but not so the separate wills thereby made manifest. Man's vanity may well approach the infinite in capacity, but his knowledge remains imperfect and however much he comes to value his judgments ultimately he must submit them before a higher court. Here than can be no special pleading. Here are considerations of equity and rectitude and moral right rendered void and without warrant and here are the views of the litigants despised. Decisions of life and death, of what shall be and what shall not, beggar all question of right. In elections of these magnitudes are all lesser ones subsumed, moral, spiritual, natural." *he looked up for disputants. --"The priest does not say." "The priest does not say. Nihil dicit. But the priest has said. For the priest has put by the robes of his craft and taken up the tools of that higher calling which all men honor. The priest also would be no godserver but a god himself." *The ex-priest shook his head. --"You have a blasphemous tongue. And in truth I was never a priest but only a novitiate to the order." "Journeyman priest or apprentice priest, Men of god and war have strange affinities."

[@beefsuprem0241]

Irish parents? He'd never have been a "made guy" if that was true.

[@RevivedPromotions]

How the hell did he serve two years for manslaughter? That’s crazy

[@tyrfree5733]

TEFLON BABY!!!!! plus.. people slip on loaded guns all the time dude :-) You never know when a banana peel shows up.

[@melvert33]

They most likely had judges in their pockets since the mafia was at the height of its powers. The Irish gangster he killed, James McBratney specialised in kidnapping mob members for ransom and had also kidnapped and killed Carlo Gambino's nephew.

[@rahatahmed6188]

There are people who do that time for manslaughter today.