Omertà. Quick finds

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pboss1 Nov 13, 2012

One day, I was listening to Omertà by Lamb of God. Now at the beginning of the song it's starts out, "Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man, is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law, is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I die, you are forgiven. If I live, I will kill you.' Such is the rule of honor."
I thought about that for a second, and completely agreed! I still didn't know what the definition of omerta was, so I googled it. This is what I found:
Omerta is a popular cultural attitude and code of honour that places heavy importance on a deep-rooted "code of silence", non-cooperation with authorities, and non-interference in the illegal (and legal) actions of others. It originated in Southern Italy, and is still around today, due to Mafia actions in the area.
I thought it fit in quite well with the purpose it had been given in TW.
pboss1 Nov 13, 2012

Well, thank you all for reading my blurb on this. Hopefully you do your own research and find out some more for yourself. Until then, Happy Turfin.

Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omertà#section_1
Ꮶ͜иιɢн͡т Nov 13, 2012

Interesting reading, thanks. 👍