THE BLACK HAND FORUM

RushStreet wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 9:04 am How about someone edits it for me because honestly I do not know how to black out people's faces.

NorthBuffalo wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 8:34 am Cut the kids out weirdo. Common sense is what we all exercise and you somehow just don't see to have an ounce of it. Someone should delete the photo or the forum gets put in jeopardy.

aray22 wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 7:51 am

RushStreet wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:59 am IMG_7164.jpeg

Sam Scianna at his restaurant yesterday in Plainfield. Ive read on here he has big influence in the Unions currently. Whats his current status overall in regards to the Outfit?

Generally it's a good practice to mark out kids faces when posting pictures on here.

RushStreet wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:59 am IMG_7164.jpeg

Sam Scianna at his restaurant yesterday in Plainfield. Ive read on here he has big influence in the Unions currently. Whats his current status overall in regards to the Outfit?

Ivan wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 5:22 pm

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 5:18 pm To be fair there is evidence. There's people claiming it, second or third hand but that's still evidence.

Yeah but it's not conclusive. Many of the things in that thread have some form of evidence to some extent, it's just not enough to prove the claims.

More like a "beliefs without proof" thread I guess.

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 5:18 pm To be fair there is evidence. There's people claiming it, second or third hand but that's still evidence.

Ivan wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 5:15 pm

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:56 pm Understand your point of view but i don't find that comment that compelling personally. I think the "you wouldn't believe me" comment was to point away from himself. He was a CI not a CW (or do I have them backwards? lol) it wasn't like he was testifying in court and could be charged with any murders he didn't mention. Surely he wouldn't mention him personally killing someone, that comment makes perfect sense to me I could see myself saying something like that to point away from myself. The LaPietra comment is more interesting to me since it was to another mobster and also because it's definitely referring to Accardo, even if Butch's comment was genuine it could be about someone else.

The "wouldn't believe" comment on its own isn't compelling; combined with LaPietra's comment it is. Just my opinion. My view on this (i.e., leaning toward Accardo doing it personally) is something for the "beliefs without evidence" thread I suppose.

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:56 pm Understand your point of view but i don't find that comment that compelling personally. I think the "you wouldn't believe me" comment was to point away from himself. He was a CI not a CW (or do I have them backwards? lol) it wasn't like he was testifying in court and could be charged with any murders he didn't mention. Surely he wouldn't mention him personally killing someone, that comment makes perfect sense to me I could see myself saying something like that to point away from myself. The LaPietra comment is more interesting to me since it was to another mobster and also because it's definitely referring to Accardo, even if Butch's comment was genuine it could be about someone else.

Ivan wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:54 pm

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:46 pm I still find it very convoluted unless it was about Accardo feeling he had to do it for personal reasons like PolackTony suggested but it's still hard for me to buy personally.

It is hard to buy, at least upon first hearing the idea; that's why I find Blasi's "wouldn't believe" comment so compelling. That's just me though.

Camo wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:46 pm I still find it very convoluted unless it was about Accardo feeling he had to do it for personal reasons like PolackTony suggested but it's still hard for me to buy personally.