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why prohibition failed? (Organised crime (gangsters after P (activity and…

- - - - in illegal stills "moon shine"
      - home brewed "bath tub" gin
      - homemade alcohol was deadly and causes blindness and poisoning
  - - - from 98 1920s to 760 1930s
      - As many people still this alcohol and resold it as drinking
- - - - agents
        
        soon they discovered some agents were being taken to work in chauffeur-driven cars
        
        badly paid
        
        1 of 12 agents was dismiss for taking a bribe
        
        their choice= accept bribes or get murdered or beaten up by gangsters
        
        Famous: Moe Smith, Izzy Einstein, Eliot Ness
- - - - because of their profits
      - gangster made $2 billion a year from smuggle
  - - - no one was convicted
- - - - E.g. Harding's (president of the time) advisers were involved