Prohibition kills

I'm late in getting to this sad story. Loretta Nall points us to more tragic deaths effectively caused by prohibition. A household is busted for alleged being a drug dealing center. No drugs were found at the scene, however in the course of the bust, three officers were killed.

The defendant claims self-defense saying the cops were on the take and demanding protection money and that the bust went down when the defendant stopped paying. Without knowing the details of the case, it's hard to say whether the cops were dirty or not but judging from reaction in the gallery at trial, the defendant's supporters were backing up his story. One thing however is clear. If not for prohibition, the cops would still be alive and able to protect the public from more serious crimes than some small time drug operation.