Nicholas Calabrese knew he was not entering an easy life.

"If you got an order to go kill someone, you'd have to do it," Nicholas Calabrese said.

Nicholas Calabrese did not limit his violence to people.

Once, he cut the head off a puppy and put it in someone's car to send a message, according to court testimony earlier in the day.

Here's a good tie in for both. From the Sun Time mob trial coverage the other day:



How about it Mikey?

I think you guys are stretching here.....The mob is portrayed a lot differently than how it actually is, and Mike just watches the movies. I don't think it's much more than that than.

For the record, Pappy did mention this "puppy" story and called Calabrese a scumbag (or something to that effect).

I do agree with the other comments regarding North's romanticized views of the Mafia. He seems to think that they're really good guys who only hurt those that deserve it (i.e. rats). Funny how he doesn't view gang-bangers the same way...I wonder why?.

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I think you guys are stretching here.....The mob is portrayed a lot differently than how it actually is, and Mike just watches the movies. I don't think it's much more than that than.


I think your post got jammed in-between the previous quote. But I believe you are saying that The Mob is not as bad as it's portrayed in the movies or in the public's mind?

What I'm saying is that the mob is glorified in movies/television. People like watching those types of movies, and while their lifestyle in those movies are violent/dangerous, they are not necessarily viewed as vicious peoples, it's just sort of the way things are instead

I agree that the movies are often guilty of glorifying the mob & that North clearly loves the genre. However, he has also implied on numerous occasions that he is quite-acquainted with many of those rumored to be "well connected" .