Prohibition Pros And Cons
ATTENTION GETTER: During the 19th century, prohibition was a nationwide act that banned the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. Prohibition attempted to reduce alcoholism, family violence, and deaths from alcohol, however, this national act failed due to the difficulty of enforcement and from the few that supported it. STILL ALCOHOLISM, ALCOHOL NOT THE ONLY REASON FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE, HARD TO ENFORCE.
To begin, prohibition tried to stop alcoholism and make addicts lives better, but alcoholics did whatever that was needed to get liquor. According to the National Public Radio, “Prohibition didn't stop drinking; it simply pushed the consumption of booze underground,” (Okrent, 2011, …show more content…
Toby D. Goldsmith, Medical Doctor stated, “Some people with very traditional beliefs may think they have the right to control their partner, and that women aren’t equal to men. Others may have an undiagnosed personality disorder or psychological disorder. Still others may have learned this behavior from growing up in a household where domestic violence was accepted as a normal part of being raised in their family” (Goldsmith, 2016, p. 3). Even though alcohol can be a factor of one’s actions, it is not fair to say that every person that physically harms anyone such as their family has an addiction to alcohol and need to be restricted to no liquor by law ever again. Even when the government decided prohibition was a good idea, if a person is at a point where they are not in control of their actions, they are going to break the law and drink anyway. This will not stop the family violence and will make other people upset who were being responsible about alcohol. Long story short, there can be different factors contributing to family violence and even when prohibition was held, it would not stopped the alcoholics and would make responsible citizens
To begin, prohibition tried to stop alcoholism and make addicts lives better, but alcoholics did whatever that was needed to get liquor. According to the National Public Radio, “Prohibition didn't stop drinking; it simply pushed the consumption of booze underground,” (Okrent, 2011, …show more content…
Toby D. Goldsmith, Medical Doctor stated, “Some people with very traditional beliefs may think they have the right to control their partner, and that women aren’t equal to men. Others may have an undiagnosed personality disorder or psychological disorder. Still others may have learned this behavior from growing up in a household where domestic violence was accepted as a normal part of being raised in their family” (Goldsmith, 2016, p. 3). Even though alcohol can be a factor of one’s actions, it is not fair to say that every person that physically harms anyone such as their family has an addiction to alcohol and need to be restricted to no liquor by law ever again. Even when the government decided prohibition was a good idea, if a person is at a point where they are not in control of their actions, they are going to break the law and drink anyway. This will not stop the family violence and will make other people upset who were being responsible about alcohol. Long story short, there can be different factors contributing to family violence and even when prohibition was held, it would not stopped the alcoholics and would make responsible citizens