<p>The code of omertà (silence) among mafia types is often portrayed as a form of honour among thieves.&nbsp; Something like not snitching on your mates, a lesson you learned in the school playground to show you were brave, principled even, and prepared to stand up to the sadistic bullying of small-minded authoritarians called teachers.&nbsp;</p> <p>But with all due respect to any members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Ndrangheta" title="'Ndrangheta">ʼNdrangheta</a>, Cosa Nostra or Camorra who might be reading this – bollocks.</p>