The Pros And Cons Of Prohibition

Laws declare clearly that one behavior is good and another is wrong by imposing morality to some extent. Even traffic rules are based on morality as avoiding the possibility of death and injury is believed to be morally right. In other words, legislating morality is one of the best options of ensuring secure society. A good example is Prohibition, which was an effort to promote morality through law by prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. As drinking alcoholic beverages increased the cases of criminal activities, family dysfunction and immoral conducts, there was a movement of activists against the consumption of alcoholic drinks. Some people argued that Prohibition could not stop people from drinking anyway and this is partially true because no law can be 100 percent successful. It was a long process to achieve a desired result. The states suffering from family violence, crime, gambling and other alcohol related problems began legislating against alcohol. However, after going into effect for some time on a national scale, Prohibition was repealed by the Twenty –First Amendment. Prohibition had achieved its intended purpose even though it was legally reversed. In other words, alcohol consumption per capita was significantly high before Prohibition but after the law went into effect, drinking alcohol was dramatically reduced. People did not stop their old drinking habits immediately, of course, but the nation’s attitude