Prohibition: Banning alcohol was a bad idea... - Rod Phillips
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On January 17, 1920, less than one hour after spirits had become illegal throughout the United States, armed men robbed a Chicago freight train and made off with thousands of dollars worth of whiskey. It was a first taste of the unintended consequences of Prohibition. So what exactly was Prohibition, and why did it happen? Rod Phillips investigates this chapter of American history.
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Should the failure or success of Prohibition be used as a model for attempts to prohibit other commodities, such as hard drugs?
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Harry Connerty
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Yes it should be success of prohibition be used as a model for attempts to prohibit other commodities, such as hard drugs because it helps people find weakness or strength to fight it off.
charandeep kaur
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As the alcohol prohibition model was not successful in lowering the ills from society, adversely added crimes such as black marketing and corruption. So , an updated model is needed to prohibit hard drugs that may include limited production and import of these drugs, awareness and rehabilitation centres. In my views, total ban is not the solution, but somehow slowing down its production and sale with time may be!
Zekerijah Sinanović
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Yes. It should be as a model for attempts to prohibit other commodities.
Anthony McIntosh
Anthony McIntosh
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in response to Max Stewart Show comment
Yes I think the same.
Sumedh Mahangade
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Maybe, because if there is a failure in dealing with the prohibition of alcohol, then we should definitely retry.Because it’s good to focus on one thing, then having to concentrate and watch out for everything.Also, if the government try’s to prohibit alcohol again, but ends up with another failure, they can’t just retire the idea, and move on to the prohibition of hard drugs.That doesn’t make sense, because in the end, there is no accomplishment going on.All you’re doing is trying to temporarily prohibit drugs, and pass meaningless amendments that accomplish nothing, because of corruption!
Max Stewart
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It is always good to learn from the failure and use that as a stepingstone to the greater success. And using the successed methods surly benefits.
As for commodities, I think the greatest problem is hard drugs. In the process of prohibition, we can learn from now prohibited drugs, what failed and what succeed.
昱秀 林
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No, this failure of Alcohol Prohibition should not be a model for other commodities. We need a more practical method to ban the drugs or other products. In addition, the government need to evaluate the goods' character first, and then starting to develop the prohibition. The method may be more effective and success than before
Minwook Kim
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Yes, It should be used as a model for attempts to prohibit other commodities, such as hard drugs because it helps people to find out the weakness or strength of usage of prohibition and the way to strengthen it.
minseo kim
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Yes, It should be used as a model for attempts to prohibit other commodities, such as hard drugs because it helps people to find out the weakness or strength of usage of prohibition and the way to strengthen it.
