Why did prohibition and the 18th amendment fail?

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Why did prohibition and the 18th amendment fail?

2006-06-30 12:34:47 · 3 answers · asked by osunumberonefan 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits

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Because the bootleggers where smarter than the law makers.
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2006-06-30 12:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by DeltaQueen 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋

It turned normal law biding citizens into criminals and normal criminals into super criminals. It is not in the best interest of any society to allow a small group of well meaning [ though terribly naive] individuals to create a criminal class..

2006-06-30 21:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

In part because other countries did not join in.

2006-06-30 20:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by svikm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋