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He Gave The Man That Cut His Face A Job
HE GAVE THE MAN THAT CUT HIS FACE A JOB
You see the guy that's staring at you right now? That is Frank Gallucio. He is the reason why people call Al Capone Scarface. Gallucio and Capone got into a altercation after Capone said some drunken disrespectful words to Gallcio's sister. This ended with Gallucio slashing the shit out of Capone's face, scarring him for as long as he lived. So what did the newly anointed Scarface do after this enormous amount of disrespect? It had to be something violent and gruesome, right? Wrong. He gave dude a job as a bodyguard. You could say he was smart and recognized good goon talent when he saw it. We'll just politely disagree and say it was a bitch move.
He Had A Killer Golf Game
HE HAD A KILLER GOLF GAME
Well actually, not really a killer golf game. More like a terrible golf game. So terrible that he would have his caddy cheat for him, and he would threaten to shoot his opponent if he called him out on it. So actually you could say his game was killer. Still, it's golf. There is nothing gangster about golf. No matter who is packing.
He Went To Prison For Tax Evasion
HE WENT TO PRISON FOR TAX EVASION
Al Capone did it all: bootlegging, illegal gambling, prostitution, and murder. Yet he gets pinched for tax evasion? What a fucking fail. This is the man in charge of The Saint Valentine's Day massacre we're talking about here. Yet, his name will always be associated with the shame that he did 11 years in various federal prisons for a crime that a CEO usually does three months in their apartment for.
He Died Of Natural Causes
HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
Don't let the fake Scarface, Tony Montana, fool you: Al Capone did not go out busting his gun. Dude died of a heart attack after years of seeing his mental and physical ability decline due to paresis, which was caused by a severe case of syphilis (ewwww). STD’s and heart attacks are way less G than a flurry of lead. Too bad he wasn’t born like 50 years later; a pill would have knocked that shit right out for him.
One Of His Old Houses Is Now A Restaurant In Cuba
ONE OF HIS HOUSES IS NOW A RESTAURANT IN CUBA
He has no control over this since he's fucking dead, but still this is just a blatant lack of respect right here. Apparently, a restaurant in Cuba called Casa de Al used to be one of Scarface's old summer pads. At least that's what the restaurant says. Locals call shenanigans. Who the fuck really knows. Whether it's true or not, it shows disrespect that is only second to Pablo Escobar's house being transformed into a amusement park.
