Even if Will insists that Tony’s talking isn’t snitching, it’s possible to argue that indeed, it is—there’s nothing to stop the police from overhearing, and there’s also nothing stopping a rival gang member picking up on what he says and using it to exact revenge, just like Shawn did. Talking, however, does the same thing for Tony as joining the Dark Suns did for Riggs: it makes him seem more important in the community. This once again suggests that there’s a very specific way to be a recognized as a man in Will’s neighborhood.