The mafia killed anyone who planned unlicensed kidnappings.
Evidence
When a kidnaping did occur, punishment was merciless. Vincenzo Sinagra testified that a man of about fifty, unaware of [my cousin’s] relationship with the mafia, made clear to my cousin his intention, as soon as he got out [of prison], to carry out a kidnaping and asked my cousin to help. In telling me about this episode my cousin said, “This must die” [chistu ‘avi a moriri], meaning that, by planning a kidnaping against the mafia’s will, that man had signed his own death warrant. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 457
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- ADDENDUM: Supports the ‘On Sacrifice: The Real Kind, with Corpses’ article’s theme that mafia-sanctioned violence enforces rule systems to stabilize markets.
Related
- The mafia banned kidnapping on utilitarian not moral grounds. (similarity 0.85)
- Planning a kidnaping against mafia wishes was a death sentence. (similarity 0.84)
- The mafia banned kidnapping because it endangered paying clients. (similarity 0.81)
- The Mafia forbade kidnaping to protect its paying customers. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Mafiosi who rob protected property are killed regardless of rank
#exemplifies(0.85) — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 444 - The mafia banned kidnapping on utilitarian not moral grounds.
#complicates(0.80) — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 453