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Right or wrong there is a certain romantic view of the mob that has persevered over the violence associated with them. But I think people find it harder to have a romantic view of someone like OJ or Aaron Hernandez. I think the change in media access / what the public has access to causes a shift as well. You might know that Capone was a bad guy, but if you try to find hard hitting contemporary editorials that detail his murders I think you'll find there isn't much out there. When OJ went to trial the whole world saw the photos, heard the autopsy report, etc.