"I got nothing against the honest cop on the beat. You just have them transferred someplace where they can't do you any harm. But don't ever talk to me about the honor of police captains or judges. If they couldn't be bought they wouldn't have the job."
– Al Capone
– Al Capone
Thesis
Our topic is Gangsters in the Prohibition. Prohibition was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Enacted in October of 1920, the act lasted until December of 1933. It effected many people, and created the idea of modern gangsters. It was only in the U.S. People who wanted Prohibition said alcohol caused violence and destroyed families -- and needed to be stopped. The result of this was gang violence, and riots. The Prohibition took away people's right to drink and some of that resulted in bootleggers, flappers, violence, and worst of all, gangsters.
Conclusion
The Prohibition took away the right to drink and did the exact opposite of what it was intended to do. It caused violence and crime and lots of gangsters. The Gangsters also had the responsibility for committing crimes related to smuggling alcohol. The repeal of the 18th amendment was widely celebrated in the 1930s and is still celebrated today. On December 5, 2013, New York bars around the city had a toast to long end of Prohibition.
“Why don’t they pass a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as Prohibition did, in five years we will have the smartest people on earth.”
-Will Rogers
“Why don’t they pass a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as Prohibition did, in five years we will have the smartest people on earth.”
-Will Rogers