Entry #10 A Peak Through The Blinds

 Hello everyone! Did somebody say something about a blog including me talking about my favorite show. Let's take a peak through these blinds and talk about the lessons I learned watching Peaky Blinders. A small street turned into a small gang then into a criminal empire all ruled by Thomas Shelby himself. Having an empire that big bring the attention of other gangs causing fights over power. It came down to who has more power, by more power meaning; guns, insiders, drug empires, and land. On that land they had rigged horse racing and they had ports to transport weapons. One of the most important places for these men were the bars they held all of their business meetings at. This brought the attention of other mafias.

Loyalty is a double edged sword. When having to rely on outsiders comes at a cost. They can be bought by your enemy, giving them your information, your possible next move, and your last whereabouts. Shelby would go to the doctor often from PTSD that he developed during the WWI. The doctor would often do screenings and X-Rays of Thomas to determine what was causing the issue. Problem was Shelby was perfectly fine this whole time but the screenings and X-Rays were tampered with to make it look like there were serious issues. Having rival oppositions caught up to Shelby which made the doctor sell Shelby's loyalty for money. After having to deal with this, Shelby was having traumatic experiences and severe PTSD. This lead Shelby to insanity to the point where he would just end it.

The never underestimate strategy is used quiet often by Shelby to outsmart, outman, and outgunning his rivals. With carful scouting and serious planning Thomas would perform superior to his enemies. With this came power to expand his illegal underground drug and smuggling businesses. One being a coalmine, another police departments and even underground boat tunnels used to smuggle other war inmates in town.