How Did The Prohibition Never Repealed?
During the prohibition era, alcohol was seen as the reason for problems in society and within families. Prohibition was enacted as it was believed it would help solve societal issues such as crime, poverty and violence. Nearly 80 percent of U.S. Congress members violated prohibition laws themselves at that time. George Cassidy, whom was also known as “Man in the Green Hat”, reports he made up to 25 daily deliveries to Capitol Hill. He was arrested, plead guilty and started selling alcohol in the Senate Office Building instead. George Cassidy’s reputation became known by then Vice President, Charles Curtis, who set up a sting operation to catch Cassidy by placing a “dry agent” in store inside the Senate Office Building to observe Cassidy
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The prohibition was a important in American history. Most Americans did not want the Prohibition to happen but most people know that In 1919, “congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , outlawing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol nationwide” (Benson). This sent people into anger and madness. A majority of Americans were in favor of alcohol and did not want to give it up, this made people illegally make, receive, and transport alcohol so they could get what they wanted. If the Prohibition was never repealed, it would most likely be common to have people illegally get alcohol and no one would question it. But it could possibly mean there would be a higher number of police forces out inspecting people for illegally possessing alcohol, leading to higher crime rates. Most people who drank during the Prohibition did not care and it was a crime to do so, In an article by Sonia Benson it states, “Organized crime was a new concept in the 1920s. But when mobsters and mob bosses saw an opportunity to make huge profits from the manufacturing and sale of alcohol throughout Prohibition, they took advantage of it” (Benson). This means that if it was never repealed, we would still have more fierce gang violence, and everyday people who buy alcohol or wanted to make it would most likely get into a part of a mob or fund mob
The prohibition was a important in American history. Most Americans did not want the Prohibition to happen but most people know that In 1919, “congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , outlawing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol nationwide” (Benson). This sent people into anger and madness. A majority of Americans were in favor of alcohol and did not want to give it up, this made people illegally make, receive, and transport alcohol so they could get what they wanted. If the Prohibition was never repealed, it would most likely be common to have people illegally get alcohol and no one would question it. But it could possibly mean there would be a higher number of police forces out inspecting people for illegally possessing alcohol, leading to higher crime rates. Most people who drank during the Prohibition did not care and it was a crime to do so, In an article by Sonia Benson it states, “Organized crime was a new concept in the 1920s. But when mobsters and mob bosses saw an opportunity to make huge profits from the manufacturing and sale of alcohol throughout Prohibition, they took advantage of it” (Benson). This means that if it was never repealed, we would still have more fierce gang violence, and everyday people who buy alcohol or wanted to make it would most likely get into a part of a mob or fund mob