We find that way back in 1950-1951 Congress held televised hearings investigating organized crime, and while there have been subsequent committees and in fact today we have the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations which deals with many things, including organized crime, it has to be admitted that when the general public is questioned about organized crime and the naming of any individuals that come to mind, they typically can’t come up with a single American name of such in the 21st century, but rely on names such as Al Capone and John Gotti from yesteryear. Look, we live in an age of the information superhighway, along with a high level of domestic monitoring of our communications of all sorts, which thus would seem to signify that never has so much actionable information been available to be acted upon, but there doesn’t seem to be much that is being robustly done that addresses the scourge of organize crime, which begs the question as to whether this nation believes that organized crime is simply a non-entity because it seems as if the powers that be, treats it that way.
The fact of the matter is that there is so much illicit activity happening within America’s borders, such as with illicit drug manufacturing, its transportation, and its distribution, that it doesn’t seem possible that this nation doesn’t know who some of the biggest players involved in this trade are within America, and never seems to make it to be its point to do something constructive about it, through the usage of RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, or through the usage of the IRS for all the money being illicitly made but undeclared and hence a form of serious tax evasion.
So too, the point of having hearings addressing organized crime is not to simply embarrass particular players within such a milieu, but to see that justice is done, because not doing so, sends the wrong message to Americans, and especially impressionable Americans, that apparently it’s okay to break the law, and to undercut the good values of America, because it seems as if those that have the power to do something constructive about it are unwilling to do that very thing.
The one thing that can be said about organized crime in all of its many facets, is that those that are involved directly or indirectly in it do not desire to be exposed, because not only is publicity bad for their business and their image, but it puts a face upon the crimes that are being committed and the next sensible step thereby to implement would be to indict as many as possible at the highest levels of organized crime by bringing appropriate charges against them, whether it be criminal, perjury, or taxation related.
There does come that point, where those in governance have a responsibility to the people of this nation, of which one of those responsibilities is to see to it that illicit activities that are well- organized and well-funded, face the music of what they have done and continue to do, because that’s the right thing to do and is also necessary for the continual safety and happiness of the people.