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Originally posted by DieselHead
He wasn't making any insensitive assumptions, that's what the website says: it used to belong to a mob boss. It says that in very big, bold, red letters.
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The seller is obviously trying to get attention for this car, so he can make some money on it. The term Mob Boss is his label he affixed to his eBay page to draw attention and interest. He's wrong in doing that because it also says in the description that, "It was formerly owned by the Milano family, reputed mobsters who lived in Los Angeles." Accent on the word "reputed".
Regardless of the current owner's assertations, the controls are clearly in German, so it follows that they were installed before the car came to be owned by the Milano family. Therefore, to draw a corelation between "mob boss" and "flamethrower" is prejudiced thinking.
Many Italian-Americans are sensitive to people jumping to conclusions about all people of their ethnic group being members of the Mafia, or somehow connected to organized crime. To assume that it would naturally follow that the vehicle would have flame throwers, machine guns, or any other weaponry mounted to it is as ridiculous as it is prejudiced. Capice?