![]() ![]() ![]() The real-life Mafia's supposed ban on drug dealing has been mentioned so often it's generally accepted as fact, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. The viewer is left with the impression that Don Corleone's rackets do no harm to the general public whereas drug dealing is a menace to everyone. ![]() Sollozzo tries to entice Don Corleone with the incredible profit potential that drug dealing offers, but the don says that his friends in public office wouldn't be his friends for long if he got involved in such a "dirty business." He says that by contrast gambling is a "harmless vice"a sentiment no doubt shared by the hundreds of thousands of people who frequent legal gaming casinos every year. Sollozzo wants Don Corleone's cooperation because the don has a valuable network of politicians and judges in his pocket, and his protection would be a boon to Sollozzo's business. Don Corleone had angered a rival family because he refused to bankroll a drug dealer named Virgil "the Turk" Sollozzo who has big plans to expand the Mafia's narcotics operations. The main plot of The Godfather, Part 1 involves the shooting of Don Vito Corleone and his family's response to the attempted assassination. ![]()
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