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Millennial mafiosos in New York have been accused by veteran mobsters (kẻ cướp) of going soft,
becoming obsessed with their phones and using text messages rather than fists (nắm đấm) to intimidate (đe dọa) victims (nạn nhân).

Growing up in wealthy suburbs as social media exploded (truyền thông xã hội bùng nổ), the new generation (thế hệ mới) is said to have become less brutal (hung ác, tàn bạo), and less versed in traditional face-to-face tactics (chiến thuật) like pistol-whipping (lấy súng quật, tấn công dữ dội).

According to court documents relating to a recent extortion (tống tiền) plot in the city, one alleged gangster involved sent his victim, a union official, a message saying: “Hey, this is the 2nd text, there isn’t going to be a 3rd.” (này, tin nhắn thứ 2 rồi đấy, sẽ không có tin nhắn thứ 3 đâu)

The situation has left aging (đang già đi) crime (tội phạm) family bosses (ông chủ) concerned over their succession (kế vị), and has also meant they have had to be more personally involved in the minutiae (những chi tiết vụn vặt) of criminal operations, leading to their more frequent arrests.

Using text messages to make threats also leaves potentially damning evidence for the FBI to find.

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