How Did Prohibition Increase The Visibility Of Organized Crime

Prohibition Who would have known that the prohibition of alcohol would increase the visibility of organized crime in the United States. The reason America changed its mind about Prohibition is because it brought to light the crimes that many Americans were oblivious to. It ranged from violating the 18th amendment to the lack of enforcement on the government’s part. Everything lead to the exposure of increasing crime that could have been prevented if the authorities were able to enforce the law. The 18th amendment made it illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcoholic beverages but it didn’t stop people from doing it. Bootleggers were responsible for the distribution of alcohol. The people who profited from the illegal manufacture and distribution of alcoholic drink were known as racketeers. Many people like bootleggers and racketeers took advantage of the high demand and extorted people that desperately wanted alcohol. According to the cartoon Prohibition Dance, it tells how people like bootleggers, racketeers, or gangsters were easily able to get away their crimes that may have lead to the Great Depression (A). Alcohol becoming illegal benefited certain people that knew how it would be high in demand.
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Many criminals at the time like bootleggers and gangsters were able to get away with their criminal activities. In Enforcement, the document exposes how little authority the enforcement had and how there was always a way to dodge the consequences of certain crime(C). People could smuggle and sell alcohol in a location across a police station. There was also the 3 mile limit that allowed people to receive alcoholic beverages without the government’s interference. There was doubt that this law was flawed. It provided a loophole to obtain alcohol that was eventually sold to the