Mafia protection is often genuinely sought after by customers, not merely imposed

Evidence

It should be clear by now—and not simply in theory—that mafia protection cannot be dismissed as invariably bogus or extortionate. Instances of overenergetic promotion should not blind us to the fact that such services are often useful to and actively sought by customers. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 487

Categorization

• XREF: Directly supports the reader’s target framework: this is a real-world instantiation of Gambetta’s private protection market — customers actively purchase arbitration/enforcement the state fails to supply.