2 Mob Shootings in Brooklyn Represent a Modern Rarity

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NEW YORK A pair of Brooklyn mob shootings in three days, including one reminiscent of a hit from last week's bloody episode of "The Sopranos," prompted instant speculation of a nascent Mafia war in New York City.

Not likely, according to mob experts who say "The Life" as mobsters refer to their criminal pursuits rarely imitates art these days. In an era of dwindling Mafia initiates and multiplying federal informants, gangsters are more dangerous sitting on the witness stand than going to the mattresses, a la "The Godfather."

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2 Mob Shootings in Brooklyn Represent a Modern Rarity

"Years ago, there were things worth killing for," said Howard Abadinsky, a St. John's University professor and author of several books on organized crime. "It wasn...

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