Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters: Difference between revisions
m
getting rid of stupid tv trope split link templating
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (added real life example) |
Goo Monster (talk | contribs) m (getting rid of stupid tv trope split link templating) |
||
Line 6:
Usually set against more villanous locals or [[Ruthless Foreign Gangsters|outsiders]]. '''Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters''' almost always have [[Even Evil Has Standards|standards]]; refusing to deal hard drugs is a common one.
This trope has some elements of [[Truth in Television]]: crime syndicates that wish to survive in a community try to have [[Villain with Good Publicity|good public relations]], after the philosophy "don't shit where you eat". Many criminal organizations (including the Sicilian Mafia, the Chinese triad societies, and most American street gangs) also have their roots in community self-defense efforts, although they share a strong tendency to degenerate into more euphemistic "protection" among other abuses. Moreover, having an organised crime outfit in your neighborhood tends to help cut down on ''dis''organized crime—the common criminals who might otherwise commit crimes in that neighborhood are too afraid of committing a crime against [[The Don|the
Compare [[Even Evil Has Standards]], [[Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!]], [[Gentleman Thief]], [[The Family for the Whole Family]], [[Honor Among Thieves]], and [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]. Contrast [[Ruthless Foreign Gangsters]].
| |||