The phrase, coined by 1920s gang leader Dion O’Banion, referred to the convenient forgetfulness of eyewitnesses testifying about gang lawbreakers.
The phrase implied that gang members had persuaded the witnesses to forget whatever they had seen.
The phrase, coined by 1920s gang leader Dion O’Banion, referred to the convenient forgetfulness of eyewitnesses testifying about gang lawbreakers.
The phrase implied that gang members had persuaded the witnesses to forget whatever they had seen.