Capone didn't end up in a very agreeable place in his life. His decisions had serious ramifications on society and in his personal life. I don't think there is room to glorify his crimes. It wasn't just about him opposing Prohibition, but capitalizing on people and profiting through violence, fear, and exploitation. How did he get far in life? In the end, he died young and he died mostly alone. He had a gruesome and slow death, as well. His slow and painful death was a direct result of poor living habits and extreme debauchery. Its sad, really. A terrible way to go. A sad legacy to leave behind.
@@amado4249 he had both impact on society and everyone he disliked, he made a profit from basically an idea and only thing stopping him was poor healthcare and bad habits. Sounds like the american dream to me
"It was my own fault, publicity, that's what got me" Now we have guys/girls on social media talking abt and showing off illegal gains like it's legal. Crazy world this.
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@@AllenHanPR That's not how life expectancy works. The average is just a worthless number that had no bearing on how long people actually lived. Infant and child mortality had more to do with low average numbers than how long people who actually reached adulthood lived. Most people who didn't die before age 18 tended to live into their late 50's or early 60's. Even during the most brutal of medieval times, this was mostly true. Even if "average life expectancy was 40 years old at this time" people healthy enough to survive to adulthood made it into their 50's. 30 years old was not considered old age.
Yup and he talked to much in that one apartment that was bugged. He should have known better AND he was warned about the publicity shit and didn't listen... ego too big !
If Al Capone would have gone straight, he would have been a highly successful businessman. He took risks, knew how to exploit money-making opportunities, had a knack for organization and management. The perfect CEO.
You’re absolutely right about Capone. Hell, I’d argue that most of today’s drug dealers would be successful if they went legit. However, it’s very hard to go legit when you get a taste of easy money.
@@AZB2000 How any people died for this "hero" ? He was a criminal. Capone lost - age 48 when he died. Crime rarely pays in the long run. Capone had a good run then became just another loser.
@@jasonstevenson110 Prohibition was an unjust law, the government shouldn’t have a say in it, Capone was providing the people what was rightfully theirs
My aunt born in 1900 met him. As a boy she would tell me stories about living in Chicago in the 1920s. She said he would act as a host in his clubs; sit at their table and tell jokes then on to the next. She said he was a very nice and generous man.
His Auntie would've been 70 in 1970. If he was born let's say, in 1965, he would've been 5 in 1970. That means in 2021 he'd be....wait for it (doing math in my head) 56 now. 😊 Cool story!
He was in his 20's when he ruled chicago.today most 20's yr old still live at home,won't learn a trade,are grown children,period.in the early 80's in the logging town i lived in,all the gippo log crews were own by men in their 20's.wow,what a differance now
@@MH-vp7lf what a load of crap. 50 years ago my migrant parents to Australia who couldnt speak English and worked menial jobs owned 2 houses by the time they were 25 and were paying interest in the 20% range while raising 2 kids. Today these dumb shits want to ride skateboards and scooters into their 40s while dropping thousands of $$$ on tattoos
He ran soup kitchens and was very generous but I'd argue that some of his good deeds were intended for the sole purpose of getting the public on his side. He would even have huge signs in front of the soup kitchens that read, "Donated by Al Capone and Associates." I think he was just a pretty complex guy. More bad than good though.
I dont mind paying texas as long as its spend well and comes to the benifit of soceity. Peiple dont want to pay it but complain about bad infrastructure etc etc. Come on man think
Dear Donkey, The robber that took my money didn't use it to pay for the soldiers, investigators, and researchers who protect me. Do you get it now? So put down whatever Ayn Rand book you're reading at the moment and join us here in the real world.
@@erichodge567 Do you get your from a well that you own? Do you keep Russia from invading your town? Obviously there is a huge amount of corruption...often legalized, but you can't just say you don't rely on government and military.
@@everydayisabadday idiots like you any other country is 3rd world. Fuck off dude, you can live in one of the Caribbean islands and live like a king without having to pay tax.
At 1:25, I liked when the cameraman was panning those three guys sitting at the table. One was smiling the other looked up and tried to hide his face. I thought that was comical
Capone should have created his own foundation only for the purpose of money laundering as Russians do in America. Lucky Luciano was much smarter than he was.
Al Capone was finally sent to prison for failing to lodge tax papers. Today America has a president that BRAGS that he hasn't paid tax. My, how America has fallen,
He couldn't be a made man because he was not Sicilian nor of Sicilian descent. He was Neapolitan. The Cosa Nostra worked with him because he owned Chicago. His "Murder Incorporated", Anastasia's group of killers, killed mostly civilians, and unaffiliated criminals.
His mistake was: Not hiring the best tax expert lawyer at that time who offered him 100k to represent him, but he went for a cheap , good but not expert on taxlaw attorney. And thats wat cost him this trial
@Basic_Assumption I've been to court before. Not on tax evasion or anything of that sort but if you have a good lawyer to represent you 90% of the time they will put up a good fight before they go down. Mine were very calculating and knew the weaknesses of those " peace officers " they were going up against and they mopped the floor with the only asshole that showed up. Absolutely destroyed him. We went on a three hour lunch break and if I were him I would not have came back. Which is why I'm confident that anybody who has real long money could actually get one of these lawyers who can 90% of the time beat a case. Like anything in life, some lawyers are good at what they do and some are not.
There are no real gangstas now a days. There’s drones and IT specialist who can take u down with the snap of a finger. It’s about being a real man. Raise ya kids.
Hear is a key question: Why did Capone in Chicago get 11 years for tax evasion and Joseph Kennedy in Massachusetts get nothing for his bootlegging?? Paid taxes?? Had everyone in the Irish Mafia paid off including law enforcement?? Historical question of great importance because Joseph Kennedy built his fortune on the illegal liquor trade!!
Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock that’s super complicated question but the very simple answer is through the of lease of land/property, and the obvious through attracting international business by their low tax policy. Keep in mind I’m no expert, and my usual comments are just got shits and giggles.
You literally benefit from income taxes daily... if you want to think taxes should be a crime. then go live off the grid. completely self sufficiently (but don't use any public roads to get there) then you can complain about being taxed. until then, you're just a hypocrite with no point.
AL CAPONE AND EL CHAPO are very similar in ways they both were the heaviest moving Smugglers and Both Smuggled in Chicago,Similarities in Ruthlessness,but also They Both helped people and did the Robin Hood deal opened up soup kitchens and built places to live companys to work and not to mention both of there downfalls was Publicity they couldn't stay out of the Light
@@alcapone3735 alright buster take it easy. Seriously though, what did you like about that movie? It had a recipe for greatness and I thought it lacked. Just an opinion.
@MrHoppers002 So that means he is doing nothing wrong? You're exactly the type of violent thug that belongs in prison if you think annoying someone is grounds to hurt them (much less kill them)
@MrHoppers002 It's well known that this era of america was the most corrupt yes... but you're implying that the people capone killed deserve to die simply for annoying him (or in the case of the many civillians killed by explosions linked to mob related violence simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time while being completely innocent)
People try to pull you in some times,he was smart kept his hitters close.But he realized murder can be bad for buissiness they get afraid.Unfortunate as it is you gain any ground with put going against people higher or you won't move up.He was willing to take the risk...smart guy but viscous in the beginning,my dad use to tell me once you start killing people you gotta keep going but you need money and back.To each there own,I chose law enforcement and they tortured me,R.I.P.
Capone'origins were Neapolitan, which explains a lot. Had he been from Sicily he'd have kept a much, much more low-profile attitude. This is not to say that he would have lived a peaceful life though. His was a sad life that ended in a miserable way.
al capone was a good guy though. well not a good guy in that sens but he was much better than the gangsters that he was fighting. he was a rebel against the government more so than a gangster. u dont see people glamorize people like ICE MAN or Charles Manson cause they wer just pure and evil killers, but its different when it comes to old 30s and 40s gangsters.
Badass criminal. Worship the murdering drug lord. Yas go gangsta. /s (using the tone indicator here in hopes that people who can't infer context know that I am being sarcastic; yes it's very fucking much necessary.)
The one thing i do admire is that Mr. Capone fed many poor and hungry citizens during the great depression, operating a multitude of soup kitchens ... coming from an italian background, i can say that does warm my heart because food is what we italians will always share to comfort others and show our gratitude ...:) xox
Aswell as sharing the fascism that the Italians invented in 1921 under Mussolinis first ever Fascist party. Im sure you will find some way to flip that historical fact into some romanticize version to warm your heart to.
That was exactly the point. To win over simple minded people like you into believing that what he was doing was good for the poor and unfortunate people.
Jesus loves you and Jesus saves. He saved me and he delivered me from the powers of darkness and sin. Jesus will do the same for you if you would repent and ask him too.
always found it interesting there are no audio recordings of Capones voice. Nobody knows what he sounds like. Just like Carlo Gambino, no audio recordings
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you know ...I thought of that very deeply for some time now and always wonder about it but the reality is very few old time gangsters would survive nowadays and even become something in their lives.Dispite there were some smart people back then , they did what had to be done in their time with their concepts,they used the resources available in those days in their advantage like we can do today with our own , maybe we will not be able to survive in 2113 with our concepts and education now.Salute
Capone's downfall was actually caused by syphilis, not by the government. Officially, to this day he is still innocent of any murder, racket, extorsion, corruption, trafficking, etc.! He was condemned for tax evasion and did some time, nothing special for a mob boss. Normally he could have retained his influence over the organisation and continued his activities upon release from jail. But he was mentally deteriorated by the illness. He lived his final years in luxury, playing with toys like a child. If the US government took any part in his ”downfall”, it was possibly by denying him the appropriate medical treatment in jail, although at the time antibiotics were not yet available.
That is not entirely true! Syphilis had nothing at all to do with Al Capones mental deterioration. The U.S government were giving Al Capone mercury vaccine shots in prison before his release and according to Als niece and sister that is what caused Al Capones mental deterioration.
No. He was chosen because it was his turn. He was tipped off by the head of the IRS team investigating Capone, who was tipped off by the local feds. The IRS accountants and detectives spent four years working up the case against Capone, according to the head of the group, who wrote a book on their investigation, which was not triggered by any informant, but by the records of a bookmaker, whose records traced back to an alias of Capone.
When organized crime threatens innocent families and children with lethal violence, perhaps Absolute-AML-Asset Valuation (AAMLAV) could help authorities to pursue decades of their accumulated illicit wealth. Perhaps it could help to encompass the illicit wealth that federal forfeiture and asset recovery actions do not. Hezbollah operated a $1.2 billion illicit drug money laundering scheme on U.S. soil, and the Southern District of New York forfeiture complaint only covered $483 million. Thus, Hezbollah successfully transacted at least $717 million dollars.
By 1931, Capone's only rival was special Agent, Eliot Ness, and his Untouchables! They were a team of 11 agents, who helped bring Capone's beer racket down. Ness and his men attacked Capone's breweries, and cut a big part of his illegal income off. Ness and his men truly deserve all the glory they have gotten over the years.
He had a safe house in the river bottoms 30 miles east of kc. Very nice looking place in the middle of miles of cornfields and 5 cellars, which was used to store booze
Did anybody ever escape then?Seems like even if you beat then once they just keep coming back with charges till they get you on one .Seems like they have fixed jury who would put a girl scout for selling cookies without a permit to jail for life /temporary evidence to put you away even if you are innocent .
Tax in America is voluntary not compulsory there is no law saying you must pay tax ????? When a Tax inspector asked his boss to show him were it said it was compulsory he was told to go away and just do his job.
