What is the most gangster move by a studio executive?

What is the most gangster move by a studio executive?

- Sean Kernan:
Building in California can be a complete nightmare relative to other states. George Lucas was considering building a movie studio in Marin County, California. The locals there pushed back super hard on his proposal, saying it would lead to traffic jams and other inconveniences. Lucas Studios realized shortly thereafter that they’d not be able to build on his 1000 acre area because of all this pushback. Out of the blue, a few years later, the county suddenly changed its tone and Lucas was able to build his studio. It was later revealed that Lucas was going to let builders construct low income housing there instead. The region has an average income of $90K. This alarmed everyone because it would hurt housing prices and attract crime. So now, they are building his studio. And for the record, Lucas has donated a ton of money to disadvantaged people and intends to donate even more upon his death.

- Roland Bartetzko:
A lot of armies recruit people from organized crime, with mixed results. There are two different ways to “integrate” these persons into the military: They join individually This happens in every major conflict. In the beginning, most armies don’t like to fill their ranks with gangsters, but the longer the war goes on, the lower the standards regarding who can join and who can’t. These “organized criminals” usually don’t make good soldiers. They lack the necessary discipline, tend to avoid risking their lives and, most importantly, they don’t give a fuck about all the patriotic reasons why their country is at war. Gangsters have no homeland. Therefore, they are not motivated to fight and regard their military service as a waste of time. Another way for organized crime groups to join the war is to form their own military units which will then fight under the command of the military. This method was extensively used by Bosnian, Croatian, and especially Serbian criminal groups during the war in former Yugoslavia. Some of the most infamous units, like the Serbian “Special Unit Red Berets” or “Arkan’s Tigers” consisted almost completely of gangsters who continued and widened their criminal activities during the war. As these units were often financed through drug smuggling and other criminal activities, they had much better funding (and consequently better equipment) than their brothers-in-arms of the regular army. These units were less known for their military achievements on the battlefield than for their brutality against civilians. Most of their leaders were later indicted by the Hague Tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Even worse, after the war, the Serbian “Red Berets” became so powerful that nobody dared to interfere with them and they practically became a state inside the state. Their reign ended in 2003, when they killed the then prime minister Zoran Đinđić . This led to a big public outcry and finally to a police crackdown on organized crime. Despite their good equipment and brutality, when these groups faced a professional adversary they were often outclassed. During the Bosnian war, I myself fought against “Arkan’s Tigers” on one occasion and we pretty much kicked their asses. Military units formed by criminal groups are also fighting in the Syrian Civil War, especially in the ranks of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Free Syrian Army. What speaks against recruiting gangsters is that most of their “special talents” are not combat skills: These people are versed in assassinations, smuggling and all kinds of undercover work and they are also much better at kidnapping than even the best special forces units, but these skills are more suitable for Intelligence work than for the battlefield. The main problem, however, when dealing with gangsters in the military is that you can’t control them. Therefore, a professional military organization is better off avoiding these groups. They might help you to raise the number of soldiers on the battlefield temporarily, but in the long run, they will do more harm than good.

- Mark McRae:
By joining a gang. But, be careful what you wish for. Gang life is a lot different now than back in my day, but the killing and the dying is still the same. Most gangs nowadays expect you to kill someone to join them. The reason for this is twofold: You proved that you have the heart to “ put in work “, and if you’re inclined to have a change of heart down the line, you have a murder charge hanging over your head. (there is no statute of limitations on murder) Some gangs have a two part initiation. Before you’re allowed to go out and kill somebody, you get “ jumped in “. The toughest fighters surround you and beat your ass like you are a piñata. THEN, they send you out to kill someone. After that, the real fun starts. Gang fights. Now, there is a lot more gun play than there was ba

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