Al Capone did plenty of illegal things beyond distributing alcohol: murder, racketeering, etc. If he had merely sold booze like so many others I would argue the

Al Capone did plenty of illegal things beyond distributing alcohol: murder, racketeering, etc. If he had merely sold booze like so many others I would argue there is no wrong in letting him walk free post prohibition. And yes I agree with you wholeheartedly that the sentences were unjust in the first place. It is my hope that legalization will steer people to reconsider the excessive harshness and implicit racial bias of drug laws e.g. crack cocaine users receiving larger sentences than those caught with powder.