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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Prohibition increases creative ways to circumvent

Human beings urge to perform activities that are prohibited by law and social mores has throughout history found creative ways to bypass those restrictions.  

Reminded of what G.K.Chesterton wrote in his short story The Blue Cross writes


" The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic," 

Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) tweeted at 2:12 AM on Wed, May 31, 2023:

During the era of Prohibition (1919-1933), individuals involved in Moonshine production utilized unique footwear known as cow shoes to conceal their footprints. Due to the strict prohibition laws governing the transportation, brewing, and cultivation of alcohol, Moonshiners often… https://t.co/SwAyDugyT2
(https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1663647152378134530?t=qvEmx880zKI9i0bYVxofdQ&s=03

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