On May 18, 8:16*am, "D. Peter Maus" wrote:
* On 5/18/10 09:21 , bpnjensen wrote:

We used to think the Irish, the Italians and the Poles were thugs
too...

Bruce Jensen

* There's a reason for that.

* Alphonse Capone.
* Johnny Torrio
* Frank Nitti
* William Daddano
* Sam Giancana
* Paul Ricca
* Tony Accardo

* George Moran
* William McGarigle
* Michael Cassius McDonald
* Mossy Enright
* Roger Touhy
* Southside O'Donnells
* Dion O'Banion
* Frank McErlane

* Jake Guzik
* John Factor
* Paul Jaworski
* Joseph Saltis
* Richard Leonard Kuklinski
* Hymie Weiss
* Joseph Filkowski
* Joseph Stazek

A tiny fraction of the millions who came and ultimately contributed
positvely to the nation in a million small ways.