It was estimated that nearly 1000 americans died every year due to drinking tainted bad liquor. Bootlegging got so daring that law enforcement were often bribed to join the bootlegging act. Many stayed wise and didn't act upon.Also, a rise in criminal activity occurred in the prohibition era. The most notorious example was the Chicago Gangster Al Capone, who earned a staggering $60 million annually from bootleg operations and speakeasies. Such illegal operations fueled a corresponding rise in gang violence, including the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929, in which several men dressed as policemen (and believed to be have associated with Capone) shot and killed a group of men in an enemy gang.
It was estimated that nearly 1000 americans died every year due to drinking tainted bad liquor. Bootlegging got so daring that law enforcement were often bribed to join the bootlegging act. Many stayed wise and didn't act upon.Also, a rise in criminal activity occurred in the prohibition era. The most notorious example was the Chicago Gangster Al Capone, who earned a staggering $60 million annually from bootleg operations and speakeasies. Such illegal operations fueled a corresponding rise in gang violence, including the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929, in which several men dressed as policemen (and believed to be have associated with Capone) shot and killed a group of men in an enemy gang.