Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos...
by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @05:26AM
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Ok. So?
Having alcohol illegal - or even just simply decriminalized - doesn't stop that. In fact, we were worse off since it allowed violent crime to rise instead of doing stuff like solving domestic abuse (this was one of the arguments for prohibition). Folks died since strength and purity wasn't regulated.
Which realistically hits at the point of the exchange - effects of legalisation.
Having alcohol illegal - or even just simply decriminalized - doesn't stop that. In fact, we were worse off since it allowed violent crime to rise instead of doing stuff like solving domestic abuse (this was one of the arguments for prohibition). Folks died since strength and purity wasn't regulated.
Which realistically hits at the point of the exchange - effects of legalisation.