Vendettas and feuds were not uncommon, especially when laws and taboos were broken. He forced many nomadic tribes to settle down and abandon "petty wars" and vendettas. Contract killing has been associated with organized crime, government conspiracies, and vendettas. Codes duello regulate dueling and thus help prevent vendettas between families and other social factions. They sometimes indulged in vendettas against neighboring families and villages. When he spoke against factions and vendettas, he was uncharacteristically tactful. INLA violence continued alongside fundraising ventures and personal vendettas, although often unsuccessfully. Formerly, she was the goddess of hatred and vendettas, but she got better. Both werehyenas had problems with authority and resented Firestorm for interfering in their vendettas. Another important aspect of Maniot culture were the vendettas which frequently plagued Mani. A complex web of treaties, agreements, and vendettas increased the unrest. There also were personal vendettas involved and there was a sense of a class war. Four were tried and convicted of offences relating to the vendettas. Regardless of this, the Maniot Greeks still practice vendettas even today. Many vendettas went on for months, some for years.