Editing Mafia (section)

===Ten Commandments===
In November 2007 Sicilian police reported discovery of a list of "Ten Commandments" in the hideout of mafia boss [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Lo_Piccolo Salvatore Lo Piccolo], thought to be guidelines on good, respectful and honourable conduct for a mafioso.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10_cmd_123-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-10_cmd-123 [123]]</sup>
#No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
#Never look at the wives of friends.
#Never be seen with cops.
#Don't go to pubs and clubs.
#Always being available for ''Cosa Nostra'' is a duty - even if your wife is about to give birth.
#Appointments must absolutely be respected. (''probably refers to formal rank and authority.''<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-124">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-124 [124]]</sup>)
#Wives must be treated with respect.
#When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
#Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
#People who can't be part of ''Cosa Nostra'': anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.
The pentito Antonino Calderone recounted similar Commandments in his 1987 testimony:
These rules are not to touch the women of other men of honour; not to steal from other men of honour or, in general, from anyone; not to exploit prostitution; not to kill other men of honour unless strictly necessary; to avoid passing information to the police; not to quarrel with other men of honour; to maintain proper behavior; to keep silent about ''Cosa Nostra'' around outsiders; to avoid under all circumstances introducing oneself to other men of honour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-125">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-125 [125]]</sup>===Omertà===
Main article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omert%C3%A0 Omertà][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omert%C3%A0 Omertà] is a code of silence and secrecy that forbids mafiosi from betraying their comrades to the authorities. The penalty for transgression is death, and relatives of the turncoat may also be murdered. Mafiosi generally do not associate with police (aside perhaps from corrupting individual officers as necessary). For instance, a mafioso will not call the police when he is a victim of a crime. He is expected to take care of the problem himself. To do otherwise would undermine his reputation as a capable protector of others ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#Protection_rackets see below]), and his enemies may see him as weak and vulnerable.

The need for secrecy and inconspicuousness deeply colors the traditions and mannerisms of mafiosi. Mafiosi are discouraged from consuming alcohol or drugs, as in an inebriated state they are more likely to blurt out sensitive information. They also frequently adopt self-effacing attitudes to strangers so as to avoid unwanted attention.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-126">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-126 [126]]</sup> Whereas most Sicilians tend to be very verbose and expressive, mafiosi tend to be more terse and subdued. Mafiosi are also forbidden from writing down anything about their activities, lest such evidence be discovered by police.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-127">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia#cite_note-127 [127]]</sup>

To a degree, mafiosi also impose omertà on the general population. Civilians who buy their protection or make other deals are expected to be discreet, on pain of death. Witness intimidation is also common.