Alcohol Prohibition “Worked,” According To DEA Report, Released With Police Union Lobby

[RainDog]

18. who aligned with alcohol prohibition?

the religious right wing (mostly rural white protestants)

racists who opposed Italian and German immigrants

women who didn't want people to be able to make choices for themselves

corrupt politicians who always made sure they had access to alcohol themselves throughout prohibition

criminals and law enforcement whose jobs were enhanced by prohibition - no matter the general cost to society.

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what were the effects?

alcohol consumption did go down - but alcohol production led to poisoning and crime

CRIME SOARED

Corruption flourished

Class determined if you were a criminal or not, and whether you were held accountable for your actions.

The KKK was incorporated into society as "moral authority" with all the race hate that implies.

Prohibition did not make society safer, or better - so, if the goal of law is to improve society, rather than control what others do in their private lives - prohibition was a spectacular failure.

So, application of the law based upon race, class, corruption, crime, infringement upon civil liberties...

Just like prohibition of marijuana.

Now that alcohol prohibition has been lifted - we see that doing so did not destroy society - just as will be the case with re-legalizing marijuana.