This wasn't 1919.Yes, they did shitty stuff. But you have to go back to 1919 for an example.
Modern day Chicago is 1000 times more violent than during the mafia era.
Try educating YOURSELF.
(from the same source I used earlier)
On January 16, 2014, in Calabria, Italy, 3-year-old Nicola “Coco” Campolongo was shot along with his grandfather, ‘Ndrangheta member Giuseppe Iannicelli, and his grandfather’s girlfriend. The three victims were found in Iannicelli’s burned-out Fiat Punto. Officials investigating the crime found Iannicelli’s body in the trunk and a 50-cent coin on the roof, a ‘Ndrangheta signature.
Campolongo’s mother and father were both serving prison sentences that left him and his siblings in their grandfather’s custody. Experts believe it was common knowledge that he took his grandson with him everywhere to deter violence.
In October 2015, Cosimo Donato and Faustino Campilongo were arrested for their involvement in the murders. During the aftermath of Campolongo’s death, anti-‘Ndrangheta activists asserted that 30 children had died as a result of gang warfare since 1950.
People need to stop romanticizing the Mafia, they were as bloody and ruthless as any gang today and if they've "toned it down" now, the distinction is meaningless. There is no difference between gangs today and the gangs of yesterday in terns of violence (which some was trying to claim). It is the same mindset, cheap valuation of life, and bad vackground. The only difference is better weaponry.