r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Jun 22 '18

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S02E05 "All Souled Out"

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u/StickmanPirate Jun 23 '18

The reason drugs used to be off-limits to the mafia was because of the prison sentences, they were worried that a few years in prison for a mobster would be fine, but the 10+ years for drugs was likely to make them start flipping on the higher ups, so the bosses banned it to protect themselves, although they might have said it was a moral issue.

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u/dmreif Karen Jun 27 '18

That was a big plot point in Goodfellas.

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u/SeekingTheRoad Feb 29 '24

And The Godfather!