SOC208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Vito Rizzuto, Homicide, Sentenced
Document Summary
What matters is the cult of mafia. Vito rizzuto was given a contract to kill someone, you can"t turn it down because it"s part of being a family he was sent to kill banano, 3 captains were dead. Triple homicide, vito became a legend and earned his stripes. People give you money not to do anything (people don"t want to get killed, so they oblige by him) Money and power, they get the best seats, everyone falls all over them. Vito"s mistress was his property, was protected, no one to touch her. Vito was a flashy guy, who doesn"t run away from his status of being a gangster. He"s got power everywhere: cops, judges, minister, law, justice, etc. Years later, to avoid the death penalty: joseph messino said vito rizzuto was guilty of the crime. Vito rizzuto was arrested and said that the family would fall apart without him: sentenced to 10 years in prison.
