Professional thieves prided themselves on not having to use violence when I was coming up. To a good jewel thief like Johnny Feinstein, part of the job was setting things up so that his victim would turn over the jewelry without offering any resistance. When you stole some jewelry only the insurance company was unhappy. If you had to hit a rich lady or her husband over the head, the police were going to come under tremendous pressure to get you. Violence not only defeated its own purpose, it meant that you hadn't done the job right. By your manner, voice and timing - as well as your gun - you were supposed to be able to immobilize the victim psychologically.
In later years I would sometimes carry a Thompson machine gun for the same purpose. A pistol frightens people but it doesn't necessarily immobilize them, and I was always afraid that somebody was going to lose his head and make a grab for it. With a machine gun I never had to say a word.
-- "Where The Money Was", Willie Sutton with Edward Linn
In later years I would sometimes carry a Thompson machine gun for the same purpose. A pistol frightens people but it doesn't necessarily immobilize them, and I was always afraid that somebody was going to lose his head and make a grab for it. With a machine gun I never had to say a word.
-- "Where The Money Was", Willie Sutton with Edward Linn
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