I wonder if, every now and then, Elliott Ness wished that prohibition were over. I wonder if he thought organized crime would go away if only alcohol were legal, that the price would be lower and people wouldn't have to steal to buy it, that the level of violence, murders, and death due to alcohol would decrease.
Granted, his job would have been much easier if he didn't have to arrest all these people. But that's not the reason you advocate it, I'm sure.
The reason I'm sure is this: As a homicide detective, what percentage of your cases involve the use of legal alcohol by the perpetrator or the victim? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Excluding DWI's, alcohol is associated with over 100,000 deaths per year. I wonder how many died annually during Elliott Ness' days?
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I wonder if, every now and then, Elliott Ness wished that prohibition were over. I wonder if he thought organized crime would go away if only alcohol were legal, that the price would be lower and people wouldn't have to steal to buy it, that the level of violence, murders, and death due to alcohol would decrease.
I have absolutely no idea.
Granted, his job would have been much easier if he didn't have to arrest all these people. But that's not the reason you advocate it, I'm sure.
That is not the reason I advocate it.
The reason I'm sure is this: As a homicide detective, what percentage of your cases involve the use of legal alcohol by the perpetrator or the victim? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Some, but in my area, a great deal more are gang-related.
Excluding DWI's, alcohol is associated with over 100,000 deaths per year. I wonder how many died annually during Elliott Ness' days?
I wonder if you realize what an utter non-sequitur that is to the issue of decrim of most currently illegal substances.