What is the Sicilian Code of Honour?
Omerta. It is basically a code of silence that precludes placing in the hand of outsiders the solution of your problems. If someone offends you or your family, if someone kills a member of your family, you settle matters with the offender. You don’t go to the police to denounce the offender. Also, if you see an offense or a crime being committed, you don’t denounce it nor volunteer information because that will be interfering with the offended’s right to amend things.
