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bolanrox t1_iu5fq2p wrote

Reply to comment by HPmoni in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

he wasnt for it or against it, he was just enforcing the law.

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capsaicinintheeyes OP t1_iu5t1hu wrote

And even if you hate prohibition, it does change things when the people moving it are carrying out systemic, organized murder

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bolanrox t1_iu5tf4x wrote

it was such a stupid idea.. we lost x amount money in taxes spending more than double/ triple that amount trying to enforce it, and made the Mob what it is/was

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capsaicinintheeyes OP t1_iu5vkhd wrote

>made the Mob what it is

Really reawakened our national hybristophilia we hadn't seen since the days of the old West

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FartFountain69 t1_iu8lskh wrote

Alright partner you don't have to slap us with them five dollar words like some snot nosed city slicka. We but some simple folk

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SecretDracula t1_iu8tjx0 wrote

Well at least we learned our lesson and never made that mistake again. Right?

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