One of the interesting things to note about the gangsters of the twenties was not only their own peculiar code of conduct and sense of class, but also their training. Many of these were world war one veterans who had returned from the battlefields with extensive knowledge in firearms. These veterans returned to a country falling into economic depression and for these men seeking their fortune could easily find it working for the various organized crime factions. Working for the mob could easily be more than a match for their financial needs as they were frequently very handsomely payed for their services. Despite all the stories of gunfights all the time and action going on there were actually few when seen in the long scope of time. Much of the time was simply spent guarding booze shipments and other simpler and more mundane jobs. The vast majority of the time was spent just doing normal and uneventful things.
The actual moments of panic and excitement and danger were fewer and farther in between. This was just the sort of job these men were trained to do. In certain ways it was much like the military. They experienced long periods of quiet and punctuated with shorter periods of action. This suited many of them well as they were more interested in getting paid and spending it on Sex and parties than on fighting. The sex with beautiful girls was also likely a big lure for many of them, along with the nice clothes and money to burn. Taken all together it was obviously considered a very bright and lucrative alternative than working an honest job that probably paid ten times as less with ten times as much actual work. And it didn’t offer the perks that came with the job either. Considering all things it’s really no wonder recruiting was so easy at the time.
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