Re: IF Doyle got jailed? (hypothetical question)
Yes, if Doyle were arrested, the fight against prohibiton II would be strengthened. And yes, for that very reason, he probably wont be. But: If he provoked his own arrest in some grandstanding way, that good would be diminished especially outside the poker community. Also, the government has a dilemna when it comes to the question of arresting Doyle. Again, they would not want to arrest him because of the public outrage that would follow, but, if they dont arrest him, then how do they then arrest anybody else for the same crimes? I know law enforcement has discretionary power -- in other words, they dont have to arrest everybody who breaks the law, but they are not supposed to use that discretion as a PR play.
Either way they look bad.
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