History shows that it doesn't.
Alcohol prohibition in America in the 1920's led to gang warfare and drove drinking underground. The cost of illegal liqour became sky high, leading to the production of "bath tub" gin (methyl alcohol rather than ethyl) which could blind you or send you mad . Desperate people (alcoholics) actually started mugging others for the price of a drink.
Speak Easy's became popular and officials became corrupt (taking bribes etc).
The prohibition of drugs is following the same pattern.
The irony is, that the efforts to prohibit smoking and drinking through the back door, are targetting products that are legally sold.
People should be allowed to kill themselves in any way they wish.
What hypocrisy.
2006-09-18 23:22:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Cubalishu...Alcohol and tobacco are not illegal.
What next, no cars, no factories, no emissions of any kind?
No salt, no sugar.....where does it stop?
2006-09-18 23:35:51 · update #1
Prohibition simply gives criminal elements the chance to thrive.
2006-09-18 23:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think history has proved so far that prohibition doesn't work, I agree that if people want to kill themselves as they wish that's fine, but those same people would be making life very hard for the ones that do not do drugs, drink, smoking or any other illegal matter they could get their hands on and it is those people that need to be protected.
2006-09-19 06:29:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prohibition does not work because of the sin nature of man. Mankind is naturally disobedient; therefore, any attempt to regulate behavior is going to be met with resistance. Every person thinks that he/she has the right way and the better way, and he/she builds their agenda based upon this belief. Even when people agree they disagree. There is no uniformity in philosophy; thus, everyone does what is right in his/her own eyes. This is why the world is in such a mess.
2006-09-19 06:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does work. in fact it works very well for those who profit from it.
From the producers of the substance through to the policeman, the candlestick maker all the way through to the undertaker and the grave digger and so forth.
BECAUSE
To tell a man to turn right is to bait him to instinctivly want to turn left to see why.
2006-09-19 06:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by kiora_koe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If any thing thrusted on people by law , generally aworks not well. &inturn encourages to have secrectly.
when weaves r arrested . the ocean become wild.
it is necessary to educate &prepare mentally to know what is right &illeffects if not followed.in a way disestable to all t ypes of people.. Or create blind fear oR faith , inthe interest of human beings.
to cite: the mountain at Mangalari (Guntur dist, A.P.)is an AGNIPARWATAM> for the wefareof people if rulers asks the people to come to top of the hill &pore Panakam no. PANAKAM is dumped . by any one . hence Our RuShIes established GOd by doing PRANAPRATISTA. &Injeting/ administering Strength to it . said it needed Panakam only To have faith They did To wamtout exactly 50% PORED IN IT.
THUS rusHIES USED THEIR WISDOM FOR WELFARE.
THUS IF EDUCATE IN A PROPER WAY EVEN TO DAY ITS NOT MUCH DIFFICULT .
2006-09-19 07:03:53 · answer #5 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it is fatally flawed as it requires complete control over everyone at all times.
2006-09-19 07:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by tysonian22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesnt and never will. If you tell people that they cant have something it makes them more determined to have it
2006-09-19 06:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by pebs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going blind.
2006-09-19 06:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by L S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it never worked!!
2006-09-19 06:24:37 · answer #9 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋