Would you be in a Mafia during its hay day (1910s-1970)

Post » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:43 pm

Why would being a criminal between 1910-1970 be any different from being a criminal between 1971-2011?

You wanna be bad ass go out there a steal a car, sell drugs and get over on people, do it. I don't think the way things have been romanticized in the media should carry much weight.

Most of those "cool" gangsters were likely sociopaths and mass murdering hit men. But anti-heroes have their own strange charisma I guess

Bonnie and clyde were cool. :disguise:
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Jessica Nash
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:57 am

Why would being a criminal between 1910-1970 be any different from being a criminal between 1971-2011?

You wanna be bad ass go out there a steal a car, sell drugs and get over on people, do it. I don't think the way things have been romanticized in the media should carry much weight.

Most of those "cool" gangsters were likely sociopaths and mass murdering hit men. But anti-heroes have their own strange charisma I guess

Bonnie and clyde were cool. :disguise:

I have a problem with Bonnie and Clyde,
everyone loves them because they were a very loyal, loving couple and cared a lot

for themselves

the only person Clyde would ever sacrifice himself for would've been Bonnie and vise-versa. Outside of each other, they were incredibly violent, murderous, brutal, cold-hearted thieves. They did not care for anyone, they were not Robin Woods, they didn't care at all for the common man, they'd shoot you if you got in their way regardless of your status in life.

Same goes for John Dillinger, Now, granted, he's maybe one rung above Bonnie and Clyde as he did feel sympathy for the common man and only robbed banks he knew were corrupt and even then, only the money in the vaults, he'd never rob the actual workers. But still, he was a murderous cold-hearted thief when things truly went south and as such is just as much a criminal.

it's called romanticism folks :P
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Chris Guerin
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:44 am

My uncle's wifes father was a Don.
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Jessica Colville
 
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Post » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:03 pm

My uncle's wifes father was a Don.

If you joined you'd probably be eligible when the books are open. Made Man. :vaultboy:
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Rachel Briere
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:14 am

eh nah. I would be if they wouldn't hunt you down if you decided to quit. I don't like selling my soul.
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xxLindsAffec
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:54 am

Hells yeah! I'd go to the local butcher shop and beat up the butcher and make him pay me money every month! Sweet stuff.
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Facebook me
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:43 am

Not to mention, I am primarily German. And during its "Glory Years", my family was overseas doing I don't know what. Besides the fashion, I'm not sure why you would like the Mafia. I mean besides the morals, I'm pretty sure the Columbian Cartels had/have more power than any other organized crime group.
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louise fortin
 
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Post » Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:00 pm

Organized crime? Heck no, I'll take a real life please. Save the mob for video games.
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Bethany Short
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:03 am

I thought it over. Outside of rum-running in the old days, why the hell would I do crimes? There were plenty of opportunities to actually become a self made man back in those days. No need to be a thug.

Dude, I'd just, like, go to Colorado Springs and chill with Tesla.
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Harinder Ghag
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:30 am

Hell yes. Fedoras, Tommy Guns, Luparas, 1911's and Baseball Bats all day. My great-uncle on my father's side was connected to them, my dad hasn't really told me much about him, probably for a good reason. But yah, I'm half-Sicilian.

Now that i think about it, i'd rather go back to the Italian Renaissance and join Ezio's order :P If only there was an order like that today,and underground organization killing for the greater good, or is there?
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