RoRoG walks out of his headquarters along with his bodyguards and some of his trusted associates in order to discuss a topic with those within ear's reach of his words.

All of us risk our lives every day for various reasons but often we don't consider the reasons why we risk our lives. I thought considering the events of today it would be worth the discussion to see why people risk their lives.

If you ask a person this question directly, more often than not they would quote and/or paraphrase something they read from the crew rules bulletin they found in their respective headquarters. "I risk my life for the family's sake," or something along those lines. Many of those people may be telling the truth but some of them won't be. How do you sort out the liars from the honorable Mafioso and mafiosa? You can't until you get in a situation where they have to make a choice between family and honor, and their own selfish motives.

Today we all saw a peer of mine, a fellow leader of NY, risk his life to kill a fellow NY'er based on the prior actions of their bloodline. Regardless of what you think of that particular action, the bottom line is he chose the death of the person in question over the guarantee of safety of his family and the honor of his city. Whether he could foresee the actions that followed his own or not he put his life on the line to remove someone who was not even a part of his family without the authority to do so. So how did he value his life? He may have thought the worst case would be he would risk his own life in exchange for someone else he saw as a threat to the values of NY, or something like that. Who can really say what he was thinking at the time?

In reality he risked the lives of every member of the NY family due to the instability he caused through his actions. To the minute of this speech, 14 NY'ers lost their life due to his actions including himself. Was his life worth the chain-reaction he caused? The simplest answer I can think of is that his life was worth far more than what he believed it to be worth. I don't agree with his actions but his offspring have come out onto the streets claiming that they were honorable throughout the entire ordeal. Does honor include risking the lives of multiple people in order to remove one person, especially when that one person is a family member of the same city? My definition of honor doesn't include that.

Also, the instability that was brought forth caused three rogues to spawn. One man who decided his life was meaningless without the person who brought him into this world, another who was convinced he should "go for it" since nothing was stopping him, and a child who wanted to "stir up shit" because he had no hope for the future. All of these people made their choice that their life was only worth a short period of infamy. It would be embarrassing to any family if their members chose infamy over the values that hold this thing ours together.

So what does it all mean? Your life is far more valuable than you may have thought. Whether you're a leader who has the responsibility of leading men and women or you're a family member who is an important part of your city. Think about that the next time you wonder whether you should risk taking a reckless action or not.

RoRoG goes back into his headquarters to sort through the days events and relax after a long day.

When it comes to leadership, the responsibility of the safety and honour of your city doesn't pass, yes, you have a family to protect, but without your city, you have no family, so of course, protecting the honour of your city must come first.
My father could have indeed done things different, but then..he tried, he spoke with TheDean and other NY leaders regarding the matter of Wingz and her bloodline, but people seemed to be too lazy to do anything.

My father killed Wingz in the best interest of New York, it was getting to a point where too many people were getting away with things and my father had, had enough..it was time to attempt to change things and he was prepared to die in trying.

My fathers life was worth nothing at the end of the day, he was killed for killing someone who should have never have been in New York to begin with, so that in itself proves just how worthy my father was for NY.

The rogues of tonight are different to those we have seen before, they weren't there to destroy a city or trying to make an attempt for power, they were simply in the same boat as myself and my father..pissed off with double standard leadership within the New York area.

The value of life in this thing of ours doesn't exist, it doesn't matter who you are, the only person who can value your life is the Godfather.

My father could have indeed done things different, but then..he tried, he spoke with TheDean and other NY leaders regarding the matter of Wingz and her bloodline, but people seemed to be too lazy to do anything.

Your father never came to me asking for support on the issue. I can't speak for the others but I'm sure I'm not the only one you didn't talk to. New Yorkers know that New Yorkers look out for their own and defend themselves from enemies foreign and domestic. You couldn't have expected no punishment for breaking a golden rule in every headquarters in this thing of ours. Don't shoot sponsored people without permission of your leadership.

The rogues of tonight are different to those we have seen before, they weren't there to destroy a city or trying to make an attempt for power, they were simply in the same boat as myself and my father..pissed off with double standard leadership within the New York area.

No the rogues of tonight are no different from before. They were jaded and biased against New York and especially Altidore unfairly due to your words and actions. In the end all that happened was that your bloodline encouraged the self-destruction of a part of New York and people who took heed of your words thought they would kill anyone they could reach, which is very normal for a rogue. How can you see honor in that as your actions by your own admission were for the betterment of New York? People have committed terrible crimes in the name of respectable ideals but the question is, "When were your ideals twisted into the actions we saw today?"

The value of life in this thing of ours doesn't exist, it doesn't matter who you are, the only person who can value your life is the Godfather.

A person should be able to define the value of their lives without looking to others. Waiting for others to validate your worth is no way to live your life.

Steps out of his HQ, pushing the steel doors open he steps onto the cold cement of the sidewalk.. quickly darting into the street, Tony focusing on an object across the street as cars swerve, slam on their brakes and nearly miss him

Tony quickly realizes what he is doing and gets out of the street

Its about leaving a legacy, and being thankful for what you have.

I remember the days of being a young thug, walking the street begging for five units of the cheapest drug I could find on the corner block. Now I drive around in a limo, with beautiful women and I have a family filled with great people running a family in the best city around.

We all work hard for what we have, each and everyone one of us in the family and city and nobody wants to see that goal fail.

Tony takes a seat on a wooden bench, watching some of the cars go by, a few people walking by along with a man selling hot-dogs and soda

I mean we all get tired of the routine sometimes, and politics is never fun.. but gotta look long term and keep your eye on the prize in this business... and like my good friend Sal G said "use your head in this business, not your heart."

While on a stroll down the street to pick up the newest paper, Marcus caught the start of a fresh conversation. ROROG, out of New York, was speaking of one of New Yorker's final actions and asking the general public what their life is worth. Marcus lit a cigarette and took a few puffs off of it while gathering his thoughts.

We all risk our lives on a daily basis, it just comes with the nature of our work and also just in general. I could blindly walk across a busy street right in front of a bus and end up in a funeral home with my loved ones mourning me. Stepping out of our homes as we entangle ourselves in each drug deal, petty crime, or even the harshness of organized one's. Every time we take a shot, there's that small chance our gun could malfunction, and instead the target turn on us and plant us where we stand.Life in general is dangerous, but it's the decisions that we make that guide us through this battlefield.

Marcus stubs out his cigarette on the ground under his foot. He notices a piece of ash stick to the top of it and will remind Bob that they must visit a shoe shiner once he's said what's all on his mind.

With this particular situation, do I agree that the individual you mentioned was honorable? Aye, the man stood for what he believed, knowing the consequences. Do I agree with the way he did it? No.

He had a responsibility to take care of a family, a crime syndicate, to run his part of New York The Dean granted him responsibility. Yes, he stood up for what he believed in, but that doesn't make it right. He completely went against everything else he stood for with this one action. As you've said, many people's lives were effected by this one action. I hope others take what you've said and think about it before decide to take an irresponsible action in any category of their lives. This can be anything from walking into a busy street without looking both ways or taking action that might put the rest of your family in jeopardy.

Everytime I make a decision, I find myself quoting a Godmother my ancestors looked up. She stated the following: 'With every action, there is always a reaction. The reaction can be good or bad, but there is ALWAYS a reaction.'

Providing we all ask ourselves that question before we make each decision, I think we'll do alright.

Marcus reaches into his pockets and pulls out his matchbook and cigarettes. He motions for body guard Bob to follow him as he lites up once again.