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'''William Harvey Thompson''' was a [[prohibition]] enforcement agent in the [[Seattle, Washington]], unit of the Prohibition Bureau. Widely known as Kinky, because of his tight curly hair, Thompson's career illustrated one of the problems - unprofessional enforcement - that led to increasing opposition to National [[Prohibition in the United States]] (1920–1933).▼
{{other people|William Thompson}}
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Thompson’s first mention in the press occurred after he shot a [[moonshine]] still-tender through the stomach during a raid.▼
▲'''William Harvey Thompson''' (died August 3, 1927) was a [[prohibition]] enforcement agent in the [[Seattle, Washington]], unit of the Prohibition Bureau. Widely known as Kinky, because of his tight curly hair, Thompson's career illustrated one of the problems - unprofessional enforcement - that led to increasing opposition to National [[Prohibition in the United States]] (1920–1933).
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Later Thompson reported that [[rum-running|bootlegger]]s attacked him late one night as he was driving on a deserted country road. He claimed that, while a car was overtaking him, he was shot in the arm. However, police investigators found substantial evidence that Thompson had fabricated the whole story.
Thompson used a [[
[[Bureau of Prohibition]] officials defended their
Thompson was eulogized as a martyr for the dry cause and his death was blamed on societal disrespect for law and order. Federal Prohibition officials later praised
==See also==
* [[McNeil Island]]
* [[Roy Olmstead]]
* [[Rum row]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite book |first=Henry |last=Broderick |author-link=Henry Broderick (realtor) |title=Prohibition Seattle Style |location=[[Seattle]] |publisher=Dogwood Press |year=1968 |oclc=16645070 |url={{google books|n1W7HAAACAAJ|plainurl=y}}}}
* {{cite book |first=Paul W. |last=Keve |title=The McNeil Century: The Life and Times of an Island Prison |location=[[Chicago]] |publisher=Nelson-Hall |year=1984 |isbn=978-0830410163 |oclc=9686319 |url={{google books|PnhWAAAAMAAJ|plainurl=y}}}}
* {{cite book |first=Philip |last=Metcalfe |title=Whispering Wires: The Tragic Tale of an American Bootlegger |location=[[Oregon]] |publisher=Inkwater Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-1592992522 |oclc=84838577 |url={{google books|kruzBLw9EnUC|plainurl=y}}}}
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