To: fieldmarshaldj
At least one scholar of the 20s rejects the notion that Prohibition “caused” organized crime. Rather, it just substituted booze for gaming & prostitution.
44 posted on
07/15/2018 12:36:31 PM PDT by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
To: LS
At least one scholar of the 20s rejects the notion that Prohibition “caused” organized crime. Straw man - nobody here has said Prohibition “caused” organized crime.
Rather, it just substituted booze for gaming & prostitution.
Sounds like nonsense ... why wouldn't they maximize their take by selling them all?
47 posted on
07/15/2018 3:18:25 PM PDT by
NobleFree
("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
To: LS
I didn’t say that it did, only that organized crime got into the game once Prohibition went into effect, expanding from gaming/prostitution/protection rackets, et al.
55 posted on
07/15/2018 9:08:42 PM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
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