By Howie Carr | howard.carr@medianewsgroup.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: December 21, 2019 at 4:14 pm
Whenever any criminal conspiracy begins to unravel, one overriding question always emerges, about the fate of each low-level perp who actually carried out the felonious instructions of Mr. Big.
The question is: Will he stand up?
No. Next question.
Will he fold under pressure? As Joe Pesci famously asked in “Goodfellas.â€
Absolutely yes, he will fold under pressure.
The small-timers always rat out the boss. That’s the true mark of a thug — snitching on one’s fellow criminals.
Forget the nonsense about honor, or omerta. Once the dominoes start tumbling, it’s every stool pigeon for himself. It’s like being at the bakery on a Sunday morning — everybody’s grabbing a number to get in line to spill the beans.
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