Prohibition Bureau agents were political appointees who were untrained in the law, individual rights, proper police procedure, etc. and they were well known for being brutal. One of the most notorious was William Harvey ("Kinky") Thompson. See Related Link for his incredible story.
Because it attempted to enforce an unpopular law.
Because only a minority of the population supported Prohibition.
Most people came to oppose Prohibition and disobeyed it.
It proved to be impossible to enforce prohibition effectively because so many people wanted to drink alcoholic beverages.
Tens of millions of US citizens wanted to enjoy alcoholic beverages.
Neither the federal nor state governments were able to enforce prohibition effectively.
Because it attempted to enforce an unpopular law.
the 18th amendment
Because only a minority of the population supported Prohibition.
It was the Volstead Act.
The 18th Amendment required National Prohibition and the Volstead Act specified how prohibition was to be enforced.
Most people came to oppose Prohibition and disobeyed it.
Prohibition
With armed, sometimes lethal, force.
The Volstead Act was enacted to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment. This act was is also known as the National Prohibition Act.
The Volstead Act was enacted to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment. This act was is also known as the National Prohibition Act.
To prevent the purchase of buying or selling alcohol