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Bars | Started by: M_Cicci on Feb 03, '10 16:53 |
Marky stands up onto an orange crate in the middle of the road to begin a speech. "I walk around the business district a lot, and I look at all of the nice shoppes around the area. Hotels, restraunts, clubs, and all the other good stuff. There is, however, one thing that I was wondering. Bars. How do they do it? The prohibition is strongly enforced? How are we so powerful as to be able to keep every cop at bay from the bars? I get jailed for sippin' some scotch, yet these young businessmen are free to push thousands of gallons of alcohol from person to person, and they openly announce it! Are these people invincible?" Marky looks down the street and three cops walking around. He then notices the bottle of moonshine in his hands, drops it, and runs. |
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Fear and money are the key. The police cheifs around these parts are well payed up, and ordinary officers of the law are to scared to do anything about it. They will either be killed off, or fired. Money is hard to come by around these parts, especially for the ordinary 'straight' working guy. |
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Reply by: -RoryRourke- at Feb 03, '10 17:08 | |
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Also, most police men enjoy a few drinks themselves. So if they are your customers they tend to not bother you so much. |
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Reply by: BloodyFaster at Feb 03, '10 19:33 | |
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Pigs!?!? Pigs run the police force?!?!? It's the end of the world! |
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Reply by: M_Cicci at Feb 03, '10 20:10 | |
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Why would a cop want to shut down his favorite gin joint? Those in charge are paid off, those on the streets think it's a stupid law and if any Dudly-do-rights decide to show up, it's taken care of on a case by case basis. |
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Reply by: Vito_T at Feb 04, '10 00:05 | |
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How did you come with this idea, M_Cicci? You must be losing your mind! |
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Reply by: BloodyFaster at Feb 04, '10 05:39 | |
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Walks upto the crowd and listens It's quite simple. The people owning a business in St. Louis are under the protection of the St. Louis Partnership. And with protection I mean allowing to cops to blaze themselves retarted in our local pub. Easy as hell and after they are stoned out of their mind they wont be able to write a ticket or report about anything illegal |
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Reply by: The_Tank at Feb 04, '10 13:31 | |
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I understand Marky's point though, despite all the bribing of cops and serving them drink etc, there are Federal agents and cops who can't be bought. The majority of Clubs in this time are underground. Passwords needed to get in, hidden in cellars, that sort of thing. Usually well soundproofed too so the cops on the street can't hear the party going on. However in the 8 mob comntrolled cities, Bars, pubs, clubs, resturants and hotels openly sell alcohol. |
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Reply by: Blagger at Feb 04, '10 14:16 | |
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Marky thinks over what everyone has said. "First, as Blagger said, there is always at least one non-corrupt worker in a job. Second, what is a speak-easy?" |
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Reply by: M_Cicci at Feb 04, '10 15:40 | |
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A speakeasy is an establishment where mafiosi like you and me can order drinks during the great prohibition. I am not sure if this is true however a bartender explained me once that the name comes from the way bartenders addresses their customers. They tell them to be quiet and speak easy. As for the non-corrupt worker, I've learned something. I am not saying I am doing this myself, however some people say it's best to tell the other corrupt workers to keep an eye on non-corrupt workers or they will lose their payments. It's strange how honest hard-working men who take a bit on the side become violent and almost a real thug. |
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Reply by: The_Tank at Feb 04, '10 16:04 | |
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Don't quote me on this, but I had heard the name speak-easy came from the fact the members could speak about some less than legal topics without fear of law enforcement or snitches coming down on them. Thus it was less worrysome, and they could speak easier, knowing their words were safe at the moment. Like I said, don't quote me. I have been known to hang around some less than honest people. |
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Reply by: D-Kat at Feb 04, '10 18:36 | |
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I guess that sounds just about right. |
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Reply by: M_Cicci at Feb 05, '10 20:38 | |
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