Al Capone: The Role Of Organized Crime In The 1920's

Physicians nationwide dispensed prescriptions for medicinal alcohol, while pharmacies applied for liquor licenses. Alcohol was available for a price and delivered with a wink and wry smile.” (Batchelor 1). This quote proves that there was an apparent disregard for the law, and many people, despite not actually being associated with the creation or distribution were apart of the illegal world that spun around bootlegging. The fact of how there were 7,000 drinking parlors,

Speakeasies, illegal bars that often had their own bootleggers, began popping up all over the city. The bootleggers and the city officials both found the arrangements very profitable since bootleggers made money from their speakeasies and in turn paid off the police, politicians and corrupt prohibition

Gatsby has a great work ethic, as mentioned in the novel. But Gatsby’s work ethic wasn’t used in the right way to be successful. Gatsby gained his wealth, by selling illegal alcohol over the counter in drug stores. Also known as a bootlegger. Tom calls Gatsby out on his illegal fair of business, to show Daisy that Gatsby is worthless and is not from old money.

Harris works and lives in the inner-city streets where the drug dealers overrun the city. Harris’ personal beliefs and sense of justice are a result of his life experiences with criminals and drug dealers. His ideas of justice and sense of right and wrong coupled with the social factors of drugs and crime in his community contribute to Harris’ unethical conduct. For instance, the temptations are always present in the circumstances when raiding any drug dealer activity. Drug dealers possess a lot of money and drugs, such as the Training Day movie, in which money and drugs influence Harris, so he acts criminalized.

For example, many people began to go to speakeasies to get illegal alcohol. Speakeasies were illegal places that secretly sold illegal alcohol during the Prohibition (Speakeasies). This was one of many methods people used for getting illegal alcohol during prohibition (1920s). During the Prohibition there were twice as many speakeasies as there were legal restaurants before the 18th Amendment went into effect (Behr, Edward). Many citizens did not want to compromise their right to choose to drink alcohol.

A lot of money is made by producing and selling illegal liquor and Jay Gatsby was one of those so called bootleggers. In the 1920’s the 18th Amendment caused the prohibition of manufacturing, selling and transporting intoxicating-liquors. Alcohol in the United States was not longer legal. However, this did not stop most people from not consuming any alcohol. The following about banning liquor is said by “Tuggleb”; “This, as is the case even today with illegal industries, led to a black market and, consequently, a radical increase of citizens’ wealth who were willing to take advantage of this spiked demand.” (College of

Al Capone’s crime boss “ Torrio” was the one who had mainly influenced Al Capone into the life of crime in the city of chicago and had “Torrio taught Capone the importance of maintaining a respectable front while running a racketeering business” (History) , After some time Torrio had made Al Capone his second, his “right-hand man”. Al Capone had done many different crimes around the city of chicago with had made his name more popular and notorious around the city, mostly including bootlegging, prostitution and gambling. Al Capone was very much aware of gang war over territories in chicago, so he would often negotiate with rival gangs for territory. Later on one day his boss Torrio was returning back from a shopping trip from the market and was ambushed and had got shot several times. Soon after that Torrio was frightened and worried about another assassination attempt on his life would happen again, so he had made Al Capone the boss of the gang and had put Capone in control of the operations, while he had fled Chicago and went off to live his life somewhere else.

Even if it is something minor happens, they should still be arrested or fined because anything can happen to them while away in college. These colleges should enforce their own laws about underage drinking on and around their campus. Under age binge drinking students drink excessively and there are many consequences like: death, injuries, assault, and more. Parents should be aware of the alcohol related problems at the college their child is attending and what they are doing to solve them. While these underage binge drinking students are drinking any incident can occur; therefore, laws should be enforced, even if it is something

Cross the water lives his cousin with her filthy rich husband. This is extremely close to what New York looked like during the 1920s. Long Island was and still is a place for the extreme upper class. The events unfolded in pre-depression Wall Street where people who had a starting capital could multiply their wealth 10-fold and the future looked brighter than ever before and ever sense. As mentioned earlier Long Island is a rich mans area, were the inhabitants generally have had a far higher education then the rest of the population.

However Gatsby 's riches has been acquired by means that cannot be considered as hard work due to the criminal component of bootlegging. According to Wikipedia “There was a massive demand for bootleg liquor, especially among the rich, and many people such as the character of Jay Gatsby, became rich by catering to these people’s needs ”. As Gatsby got to be wealthier he moved to

Prohibition got rid of saloons, many well known restaurants and clubs. It was not even enforced by the people who started this but the starters would be hypocritical putting a law for no consumption of liquor but they were drinking it themselves. Officers and others of the federal government were bribed. The worst of all the murder rates went up mostly because of the criminals and their gang

This was a big time for partying, dancing and drinking alcohol. Their main appearance was mainly because of prohibition and that people wanted the alcohol and gangsters would do it, making huge profits in the progress. (Legends) The Gangsters did this so much that they often controlled most if not all liquor sales. they also controlled the majority of gambling, and prostitution. They were often known for being murderers and robbers but there were many gangsters who were involved in political economic and

What they fail to realize is when you take something that people once really enjoyed away, you’re only forcing secrecy. If people want something they will find ways to get it without regards if it’s legal or not. The black market was facilitated by “wet” states who still didn’t comply with the laws of prohibition, and people called “bootleggers” could be found walking in the streets. These is when Al Capone had started becoming the best known “gangster” during these times. He had controlled illegal alcohol trades in Chicago, including the bootleggers previously mentioned.

Robber Baron was an industrialist during the Gilded Age who was powerful and wealthy Businessmen, he became wealthy by treating his workers terribly and other questionable and unethical tactics. Robber Baron became a term to describe Businessmen who did similar things like Baron. In the Gilded Age some businessmen had a vision and invested time and money to let grow with the economy such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, many businessmen donated to gifts to organizations such as schools, churches, and hospitals, businessmen such as Vanderbilt and people who practiced similar ways of entrepreneurship and donated

These laws, however, were infringed upon often by smugglers and those who were alike. The smugglers would creep their boozes overseas (and some from Canada), take it from the government storehouse, and then make their own. Numerous amounts of people stored their liquor in secret compartments such as empty canes, false books, and whatever else they could create (Al Capone). Illegal liquor stores, or speakeasies, substituted saloons after the beginning of prohibition. The number of speakeasies, just in New York City, toppled over one-hundred thousand by nineteen-twenty five (Al Capone).