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To become "made" the inductee is required to take the oath of " hierarchy with certain responsibilities and privileges. The made man now enjoys the protection of the Mafia establishment as long as he remains in favour and a previously agreed percentage of his Criminal earnings are passed further up the hierarchy. This ceremony is common among the East Coast Cosa Nostra Families, while the Chicago Outfit , as well as other West Coast families, induct members with less pomp. Although in many cases still vulnerable to police attention, in the criminal Underworld the made man is usually something of a protected species. Other mobsters and criminals further down the criminal food-chain know that attempting to move in on the made man's "territory" or other spheres of criminal operation is strictly forbidden. If a made man feels that he has such a grievance he is entitled to bring the matter up with his mafioso peers to seek satisfaction. To attack, let alone kill, a made man for any reason without the permission of those Mafioso higher up in the Organisation is seen as a cardinal sin which will normally meet with severe retaliation, in many cases regardless of whether the perpetrator has a legitimate grievance. The made man was traditionally seen as untouchable by the law as well as by his fellow criminals, a man to be respected and feared. Accordingly, in light of the successes made in recent decades by law enforcement agencies in breaking up such criminal enterprises, the prestige and benefits once accorded to a made man are on the decline. REFERENCE James Bone, "Last Godfather' breaks code of omertà as Mafia crumbles", ''The Times'' (of London}, February 25, 2006. |
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