I went and put some flowers down yesterday at the custody centre.
.. I'm not overly religious but I am a little bit so simply put on the card

'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man layeth down his life for his friends'

Think of that what you will... I just felt it was the right thing to say.

'Organised' crime only works if it can remain organised and the reality is that it only remains that way if people are linked through family and cultural ties.

The Mafia in the US is largely a spent force because of people turning super-grasses. In many ways you can see the forces that shaped the Italain Mafia in the early 20th century present in Albania. Throw in the fact that when Communism fell in Albanaia and they emptied out the jails, telling the inmates to get out of the country, it is no wonder they now dominate many of the more serious criminal activities. Which lets be honest honest here is primarily drugs.

My understanding is that the reputation for violence is rather over-blown, although they are more than capable, and that if you actually want to make money, rather than strutt around being an arsehole, the Albanains are rather good business partners. Reliable, not leaky and tend to do what they say they will. And they are truly international. All over Europe and with good reputations in South America for actually being serious players who don't leave much to chance.

But the Albanains will fade away over the coming decades as their kids, born and raised in the affulent West, f*** up like the US Mafia did and they will go down the route that all organised crime ultimately goes down of imploding.

If a major league criminal has any brains then they push their kids into top private schools and get them to go into high level finance. Where the serious money is made, often illegally, and with almost no risks what so ever.

Its how the UK operates and many a 'Brit' now sitting in various board rooms and other such places has a dodgy grandparent who cut a few throats. s***, that is how our Royal Family came to prominence.

I went and put some flowers down yesterday at the custody centre.
.. I'm not overly religious but I am a little bit so simply put on the card

'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man layeth down his life for his friends'

Think of that what you will... I just felt it was the right thing to say.

'Organised' crime only works if it can remain organised and the reality is that it only remains that way if people are linked through family and cultural ties.

The Mafia in the US is largely a spent force because of people turning super-grasses. In many ways you can see the forces that shaped the Italain Mafia in the early 20th century present in Albania. Throw in the fact that when Communism fell in Albanaia and they emptied out the jails, telling the inmates to get out of the country, it is no wonder they now dominate many of the more serious criminal activities. Which lets be honest honest here is primarily drugs.

My understanding is that the reputation for violence is rather over-blown, although they are more than capable, and that if you actually want to make money, rather than strutt around being an arsehole, the Albanains are rather good business partners. Reliable, not leaky and tend to do what they say they will. And they are truly international. All over Europe and with good reputations in South America for actually being serious players who don't leave much to chance.

But the Albanains will fade away over the coming decades as their kids, born and raised in the affulent West, f*** up like the US Mafia did and they will go down the route that all organised crime ultimately goes down of imploding.

If a major league criminal has any brains then they push their kids into top private schools and get them to go into high level finance. Where the serious money is made, often illegally, and with almost no risks what so ever.

Its how the UK operates and many a 'Brit' now sitting in various board rooms and other such places has a dodgy grandparent who cut a few throats. s***, that is how our Royal Family came to prominence.

Thank you. And to Croydon Proud who commented above you. It's very easy to get caught up in dramatics and say something nice about someone who has passed but there's no bulls*** here with Matt. He was old school. He want bad or a bully (cos I've worked with plenty of old bill that are)

He was one of life's nice people. A physically imposing man who believe me as if shared a gym with him, could lift some serious weights. Amazing rugby player to. Shouldn't be forgotten he represented London Irish when he first came here in 1991. I was lucky enough to play alongside him in the front row for the Met Police. A powerful man in every way.

This video high lights why alot of people have little compasion for this community.

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While they are killing each other everyday they want to blame the police.