“Yes it’s bootlegging while it’s on the trucks, but when your host at the club, in the locker room or on the gold coast hands it to you on a silver salver it’s hospitality.” -Al Capone (associated). Capone was never afraid to interpret laws to his best interest. In order to be successful, he was willing to be ruthless in his pursuit of power. His ruthlessness led to political, social, and violent conflict. With violence being his favorite form of conflict! He used violence prolifically to get other people to compromise their beliefs and power so he could gain control of Chicago. Al Capone created conflict through violence putting pressure on other Chicago gang leaders to compromise their power, allowing him to obtain complete control of gangland
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Chicago's gang war reached its bloody climax in the so-called St. Valentine's Day massacre of 1929. During the massacre some 70 rounds of ammunition was fired. (History.com staff st.). Capone started the massacre when he tried to eliminate a rival gang leader Bugs Moran, Capone’s number one enemy. Bugs Moran had an attempted assassination, he made it out alive but most of his men were killed. The public and the media immediately blamed Capone for the massacre, he was named public enemy number one (History.com staff St.) George “Bugs” Moran was on his way to the garage in Chicago at the time of the St. Valentine's Day massacre; he missed getting killed by minutes (History.com staff St.). The victims of the St. Valentine Day massacre include five of Moran's criminal associates along with a mechanic who worked for Moran and an optometrist who hung around with the group; Moran himself wasn't there. Capone however was never charged in connection with the St. Valentine Day massacre. (Nix). This bloody act to gain more power for Capone, would eventually lead to Capone's downfall when the cops raided his house and gained evidence for tax …show more content…
When Capone said, “Yes it’s bootlegging while it’s on the trucks, but when your host at the club, in the locker room or on the gold coast hands it to you on a silver salver it’s hospitality.”, it really showed that he thought what he was doing was not all that bad. (associated). Capone created many conflicts threw violence and these conflicts eventually lead to compromise. Capone helped to get the prohibition law ended because it gave gangsters too much power over the people because they still wanted alcohol. Capone caused many conflicts but he also did good, he started the first soup kitchen and used to help people. Capone was a gangster but he helped many people in the
Chicago's gang war reached its bloody climax in the so-called St. Valentine's Day massacre of 1929. During the massacre some 70 rounds of ammunition was fired. (History.com staff st.). Capone started the massacre when he tried to eliminate a rival gang leader Bugs Moran, Capone’s number one enemy. Bugs Moran had an attempted assassination, he made it out alive but most of his men were killed. The public and the media immediately blamed Capone for the massacre, he was named public enemy number one (History.com staff St.) George “Bugs” Moran was on his way to the garage in Chicago at the time of the St. Valentine's Day massacre; he missed getting killed by minutes (History.com staff St.). The victims of the St. Valentine Day massacre include five of Moran's criminal associates along with a mechanic who worked for Moran and an optometrist who hung around with the group; Moran himself wasn't there. Capone however was never charged in connection with the St. Valentine Day massacre. (Nix). This bloody act to gain more power for Capone, would eventually lead to Capone's downfall when the cops raided his house and gained evidence for tax …show more content…
When Capone said, “Yes it’s bootlegging while it’s on the trucks, but when your host at the club, in the locker room or on the gold coast hands it to you on a silver salver it’s hospitality.”, it really showed that he thought what he was doing was not all that bad. (associated). Capone created many conflicts threw violence and these conflicts eventually lead to compromise. Capone helped to get the prohibition law ended because it gave gangsters too much power over the people because they still wanted alcohol. Capone caused many conflicts but he also did good, he started the first soup kitchen and used to help people. Capone was a gangster but he helped many people in the