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Was Al Capone a public menace, or a businessman saving countless thousands from methanol poisoning and distilling accidents?

Plenty of these stories documented either way: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/police-erie-boy-...



Por que no los dos?

But any "benefit" of the likes of Al Capone ended with prohibition, i.e. the thing forcing the alternatives to be methanol poisoning or mob hits.

And you wouldn't need to check ID to rate limit cold medicine if you would just check ID to rate limit what people make out of it.




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