Al Capone was a brave man who wasn’t scared of much of anything. He witnessed a lot of brutal happenings but also caused a lot too. He was definitely not a man you wanted to cross paths with. There was a lot more to Al Capone though. Capone was a bootlegger during the time of prohibition, which means he unlawfully made, sold, and transported alcohol. Even though Capone had a criminal background he had a big part in the ending of prohibition, which in return helped the economy.
Al Capone was born in the town of Brooklyn, NY to non wealthy immigrant parents in the year, 1899. Capone had eight siblings and grew up having a normal life. Supposedly there was no indication during his young years that Capone would have turned into a deadly mobster. …show more content…
He practically had everyone paid off in the cities he operated his illegal business in. This came easy for him though, his organizations were making him rich. Earning at least a hundred million every year just from his alcohol sales, it was easy to get people to shut their mouth with the quarter of a million dollars he had to offer. And with the demand of Alcohol not going down anytime soon, Capone’s profits kept rising and allowed him to open even more breweries and speakeasies. Capone was never caught for his huge bootlegging organization but was brought to justice in 1931, for income tax evasion and stayed in jail for six and a half …show more content…
Violent crimes were taking place day to day, such as murders, assault, and disorderly conduct. Men had begun brutally beating their wives due to large consumptions of alcohol and bar fights became a lot more common. Another problem that industries were facing was that their workers would show up drunk and not be able to complete the working task. And for the men who would go to work, they would often times spend most of their time and money at the bars after work leaving no time or money for their families. Although there are many more reasons for the start of prohibition, these are just some of the few major
Al Capone was born in the town of Brooklyn, NY to non wealthy immigrant parents in the year, 1899. Capone had eight siblings and grew up having a normal life. Supposedly there was no indication during his young years that Capone would have turned into a deadly mobster. …show more content…
He practically had everyone paid off in the cities he operated his illegal business in. This came easy for him though, his organizations were making him rich. Earning at least a hundred million every year just from his alcohol sales, it was easy to get people to shut their mouth with the quarter of a million dollars he had to offer. And with the demand of Alcohol not going down anytime soon, Capone’s profits kept rising and allowed him to open even more breweries and speakeasies. Capone was never caught for his huge bootlegging organization but was brought to justice in 1931, for income tax evasion and stayed in jail for six and a half …show more content…
Violent crimes were taking place day to day, such as murders, assault, and disorderly conduct. Men had begun brutally beating their wives due to large consumptions of alcohol and bar fights became a lot more common. Another problem that industries were facing was that their workers would show up drunk and not be able to complete the working task. And for the men who would go to work, they would often times spend most of their time and money at the bars after work leaving no time or money for their families. Although there are many more reasons for the start of prohibition, these are just some of the few major