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Italian authorities fight to erase giant murals in Naples that pay tribute to teenage gangsters
Police in Naples say the murals celebrate criminality and glamourise violence
25 January 2021 • 12:38pm
A mural in tribute to Ugo Russo, who was killed during a robbery in Naples, with the words Verità e Giustizia – Truth and Justice
Italy’s interior minister has intervened in a row in Naples over the painting of giant murals that pay tribute to the blighted lives and violent exploits of teenage criminals.
Italians have adopted a curious English phrase, “baby bosses”, to describe the young gangsters, who frequently lose their lives in confrontations with police on the streets of the southern city.