Gangsters of the 1920s and 30s are considered “bad people”. The general assumption people have today, looking back on their criminal acts, is that these guys are cold-blooded killers and only cold-blooded killers. While this may be true, there is an aspect to some of them that we tend not to clarify. A decent side. A useful side. A side that would surprise many who think all gangsters were absolutely terrible people. There is, however, one infamous gangster who struck me as a wrongly convicted villain. Although he committed many brutal murders, robberies and many other crimes, he had a side that few people knew or dared to acknowledge. This man was Al Capone. At the top of Chicago's criminal spectrum, Capone is generally considered a very bad man. While I agree that he was a killer, a thief and clearly didn't have the greatest story, he also had a normal side. A side we could all relate to. Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in New York, NY. Capone grew up in a large Italian family with little money. Due to his upbringing, Capone came into the world with a high risk of criminal involvement. Capone was a good kid from a young age. He got straight Bs in elementary school and was a hard-working student. Some of his educators remembered him as being "tall and strong for his age, with a hot temper." One day, while he was in middle school, his teacher tried to talk him down for misbehaving; in return, Capone responded. When Capone responded, the professor became angry and hit Capone. Capone then fired back at his teacher. The teacher then brought Capone to the principal's office where he was beaten by the principal. Al Capone never returned to school middle of paper......began participating in a crime known at the time as "bootlegging". Smuggling was in high demand, and the U.S. government prohibited the consumption of alcohol. Many drug addicts reportedly buy alcoholic beverages illegally from bootleggers. Even wealthy, non-dependent, upper-class people sometimes participated in smuggling. Capone even sold alcohol at common hot spots that people frequented in Chicago. Like a modern-day drug dealer finding the largest population of addicts, Capone discovered the highest demand for alcohol and took advantage of the opportunity, and many people considered it not so bad. In the late 1930s, America fell into an economic depression. Stocks fell, as did the value of a dollar bill. Many people in America were angry and almost everyone was affected by it. Many Americans blame the bank for the depression..