1. PROHIBITION
It was increasingly apparent that prohibition was not having the desired effect, and "although consumption of alcohol fell at the beginning of prohibition, it subsequently increased," (Thornton 70). ... As the government officials became increasingly agitated at their repeated failures of trying to enforce prohibition, they started shooting to kill, even when that meant getting an innocent bystander or two. ...
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