Moms

We know moms in any species are protective of their offspring. And with our species, humans, moms can really be protective of their sons. The son can do no wrong. If he's being tried for some heinous crime, moms can be found in court with their perhaps now better dressed son, offering moral support.

The news cycle on the young fellow who killed the reputed head of the Gambino family is still churning out stories, although there is little new.

Anthony Comello, who ostensibly greeted Francesco Cali at his door with a 12 shot barrage, hitting him 10 times, has been extradited from New Jersey and has been arraigned in Staten Island. He is being held without bail, and is heavily guarded because it is well known friends and family of reputed mobsters do not like people who leave a family member dead in the driveway.

Anyone who is following this knows that Mr. Comello, when waiving his extradition rights in New Jersey, appeared in prison clothes, handcuffed and chained, but showing off his palms where he had written some slogans on in blue ink.

MAGA (Make America Great Again), United We Stand, USA, and a letter Q, said to be the logo for QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy theory site on Reddit.

Mr. Comello's defense might be advanced that his thinking is influenced by right-wing ideology. In an early conversation with police Mr. Comello mentioned there might have been an attempted relationship with a niece of Mr. Cali, a relationship that Mr. Cali did not think highly of, and made clear to Mr. Comello.

Mr. Comello's thinking prowess is completely unknown. Is it even possible that he didn't know what activities Mr. Cali did for a living? After all, he might have only appeared to the 24-year-old Mr. Comello as someone who was a 53-year-old fart who was trying to tell him what to do—get lost. It's not as if every house in Todt Hill has a sign outside that tells you a reputed mobster lives within.

As for listening to his elders, Mr. Comello does adhere to some advice. When he appeared in Staten Island court for an arraignment his palms were clean.

Corinne Ramey, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal carries the story that Mr. Comello's lawyer, Robert C. Gottlieb, was asked if he had instructed his client to wash his hands and remove the slogans.

Mr. Gottlieb admitted there was a much higher power in Mr. Comello's life. "No, his mother told him that."

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