Yesterday evening, through the hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago, my father had been minding his own business - busting degenerates from their cells, kneecapping those who wouldn't or couldn't pay

Whilst counting his meagre takings from the evenings work, he noticed a someone had successfully pinched his pocket

What a rascal - I mean honestly, I don't really give a shit, but perhaps he'll be the decent sort and send it back - maybe the pickpocket was just trying to impress a fellow mafioso - in which case, I'll tip my cap sir - good work

Without giving it too much though, my poor old Dad went back to counting his sheckles, but was disturbed once again - this time someone had taken a pop shot at him - now this WAS serious, but dear old Daddy managed to glimpse who it was - a slightly higher ranked individual from a Philly family.

Well, as you can imagine, Daddy dearest was irate - and more in fact - worried that this was the beginning of something more sinister - he found the nearest booth and rang in to his family. Within minutes, there came reassurance that this earner had been acting rogue and taking pot shots at junior members of another family was his way of acting out. A little bit of a prick it seems.

Daddy wasn't the only one who thought he was a prick of course, the sentiments echoed from both within his family walls - and from the kid's sponsor in Philly...where in times gone by, a grimmer view may have been taken on the sponsor, these days, encouraging people into the life was important, so a lighter hand perhaps was required when bringing kids through.

Daddy -not overly happy with the lay of the land though decided to visit his grave and piss all over it - not just on the guy - but I mean evewrywhere, the flowers, everything - my Dad after all had invested in this life -sometimes you have to spend money to make money after all - and this dipshit had tried to take that away - fuck him - in fact - fuck him twice, he was where he was supposed to be 6 feet under and drowning in the urine of his enemies.

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Now, Daddy was aware this was frowned upon - but, frankly, given the crime he had be the victim of, this lesser crime was perhaps tasteless, but most certainly warranted.

I awoke this morning to find dearest Daddy dead in his bed - killed by his own boss, the very person tasked with having his back had seemingly come under scrutiny due to Dad's poor taste and decided, whether under pressure from others or not to punish the transgression with a bullet to the back of the head leaving the following message.

" Open disrespect in a funeral is not acceptable. Regardless of what the deceased did the debt is paid. Rest in peace "

Has nobody heard about proportional punishment around here? Yes, what Mac did was disrespectful - but lets face it, he had been the subject of a much larger disrepect himself. A boss is supposed to have his family's back - not surrender to appease the wider populous.

Duggee stops and listens to the man tell his tale of woe about the death of his Father. Whilst sad it is not particularly old or different from so many others.

"Woof woof. Ah woof. Woof woof woof wooof. Woof woof wooof woof."

Duggee takes out a sheet of paper and holds it out to the young lad.

Respect:

You will carry yourself and always choose your words with respect. You can state any difference of opinion with anyone at anytime respectfully.

a) Funerals. The dead are gone; you will respect their funeral and not stand up in front of their family and friends and speak ill of them. If you can't hold your tongue, don't go.

Yes Duggee, every crew I have been in has had a rule like this in the crew rules too. I can't believe that Clarkson doesn't have a similar rule in his own HQ. Even if his rules are as simple as Don't be a Dick, your father was most definitely a dick in his actions. And yes Duggee, for as long as I can remember the punishment for funeral disrespect has been death.

Duggee runs off for a moment before returning and running in a small circle before standing and handing HairyBaby a small fabric patch, similar to those worn by Scouts. 

Congratulations HairyBaby, you've won your 'Hard earned Lesson' Badge. What you choose to do with that lesson though is up to you.

Cash - not sure what Omerta has to do with this case ... it seems like you've been breastfed soundbites that you now consider to be fact

Duggee - punishments should be proportional rather than how they are currently viewed in the status quo

Wheeler - much as I appreciate the lesson in decorum, and even in going through the ABCs of being a mafioso - what I'm challenging here is the status quo .

Death seems like an overly harsh default punishment for any offense. Given that my lineage has been around these streets some time  - perhaps even longer than your good self, can we both agree to dispense with the condescending tone and actually debate the topic at hand.

We've said elsewhere that sponsors shouldn't always be held accountable for the failures of the associates they home - largely down to the fact, we want to encourage new mafioso to the way of life. IU would contend that the hard punishments being dispensed for tasteless, but not much more than that behaviour would also send people packing from this way of life.

Cash - again you conflate omerta and the topic at hand. Though, what you suggest is that discussing anything of relevance in the streets is a breach of omerta - I'll watch in anticipation as your sense of ethical behaviour once again comes to the fore next time the reason for a war or a takedown by a larger force is discussed openly here.

You also suggest I won't last long around here - well, here's another revelation for ytou - the sky is blue fucktard. You think I didn't know that voicing dissent to the established way of things would end in my being 6 feet under? Of course I did - the real question though is why is debate such as a scary thing to you - is it because you might have to exercise thought and perhaps enter into discussion that requires thought rather than repeating what you hear elsewhere?

While on his walk to the local ice cream parlor, Bandito notices a large crowd gathering around a soap box but can't see the person who's addressing the crowd. He walks towards the group of people to see who is giving the speech.

As the speaker comes clearly into his point of view, he is met with a rush of horror and disgust when he sees what appears to be a toddler covered head to toe with hair.

Bandito thinks to himself, "Man that is one hairy ass baby". He continues his stroll to pick up his Triple Scoop Cherry Sundae.

I can see why you would get clipped for that; one of those unwritten rules that has now actually been written down.

Personally, I probably wouldn't have killed one of mine for that. The victim was a shitbag and whilst pissing in his funeral is a pretty low response, it is clearly the lesser crime and if you want to act like a lowlife at the funeral, I'd likely just frown and get on with my day.

when I saw this I genuinely thought it was going to be a story about a rogue kidney machine.

Wheeler - I think you're missing the point - you're assuming that the lesson to learn here is my own rather than yours/the community's

Grin-08 - I should have said what you said, seems a little more succinct - what I would like to draw out on a little bit though is that this - like every other decision made around here leaves a lasting impression - in this case, the question that needs to be asked is whether anyone should join a crew where the CL backs his people or whether they are killing off those who make smaller infringement. Obviously up to each individual associate to decide, but this is exactly the type of thing that needs taking into account - if only things like level of aatrition within a crew were visible to people coming through

Jonatik - thanks for coming, place wouldn't be the same without you.

Not sure why this is even an issue HairyBaby do you generally sign things you do not read? let me bring your attention to the respect section of the rules your ancestor signed

Respect

In our line of work, one of the most important things you can learn is respect. This not only includes respect for other people, but respect for yourself.

• When perusing the Streets, or speaking to another mobster in any form, you should hold yourself with respect. This includes the manner in which you speak to them, and the way you hold yourself in their eyes. If you feel the need to disagree with someone in the streets, coffee shops, etc, then do so carefully and with respect. Always think out your responses before speaking. Ask yourself if what you are about to say would offend them. If so, it's probably best not to say it.
   
• Our family, like any other, has a structure. You should abide by this at all times. Should you unfortunately not like the people I have chosen to hold positions within this family, you should still respect them. Not only because I trust them, but because they have earned the respect. If you feel a member of my upper structure has treated you unfairly, feel free to contact me.
   
• When attending a funeral, you should pay your respects and leave. You are not permitted to slander the dead's name or the name of their relatives.  Should you ignore this, the next funeral you will be attending is your own.

Please pay special attention to the last section, your ancestor was shot at I dealt with it accordingly so there was no need to do what your ancestor did tbh.

Clarkson - maybe take heed from the fact the rule sucks and its strict enforcement is not proportional to the crime? a strongly worded letter may have sufficed - at the end of the day, it's your family to run - but don't let that disguise the fact it is also an indicator as to the type of leader a young mafioso may be joining.

Tell me where in any walk of life would you find it acceptable to piss on someones grave?, so yes in my opinion the punishment is more than proportional to the crime you just don't do certain things in life and that is one of them, so yes I hope every young mafioso does see what type of leader I am, if you break the rules you yourself agree to then don't complain about the punishment when it is there in black and white, or should I just turn a blind eye and let whoever get away with whatever the fuck they want what kind of leader would that then make me?

I guess it would make you the type of leader that engages in proportionality.

As regard the incident itself - tasteless - sure, no argument there, it was in poor taste - was it worth a bullet - no

Also - tell me where in any walk of life its acceptable - how about if they'd been attacked and shot at? Your dealing with it is the minimum that can be expected, as it would have shown a weak leader had anything else resulted. This does not signify the end for the member however as there was no discussion as to what a sufficient response would have been.

Wheeler - sure.

Also - tell me where in any walk of life its acceptable - how about if they'd been attacked and shot at?

The man was killed for his transgressions you couldn't ask for much more than that, so to then do what you did was totally unacceptable I appreciate you were angry with what he did but that is still no excuse for what you did and as stated the rules you signed say clearly what would happen in those particular circumstances.

My dad was in your family, and it was your decision to make - his kin will not take the same road.

As much as there's an element of sour grapes here, the over riding theme is around choosing your family carefully.