St. Valentine's Day Massacre:
The St. Valentines Day Massacre happen on February 14th, 1929. Since Capone had moved him and his family to Florida he was no longer able to be attacked by rival mob boss, Bugs Moran. Bugs tried to kill Capone's partner, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn. McGurn survived the attack and set his sights on Bugs. McGurn and his men dressed up as police officers and pretended to raid Bugs's warehouse where they sold illegal alcohol. Bugs's men, believing the men to be police officers, raised their hands and turned to face the wall. McGurn and his men then shot and killed all seven of the gangsters present at the warehouse. Bugs was not at the warehouse and was not shot and killed. “While Capone was not actually involved in executing this plan, he was involved in its creation and fully supported McGurn from a distance,” (Al Capone).
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is an example of intolerance because Capone didn't tolerate what Bugs was doing and the constant fighting between the men.
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