Judge — August 21, 1926 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two cartoons satirizing Prohibition-era America. The top panel shows a car accident scene with chaotic debris flying, likely mocking reckless driving during the 1920s. The bottom panel depicts a courtroom scene where a judge lies on the floor asking "Has anybody got a little whiskey?" This is the satire's core joke: it mocks judicial hypocrisy during Prohibition (1920-1933). While ordinary citizens faced arrest for alcohol possession, the cartoon suggests judges themselves violated the laws they enforced, seeking whiskey even in their own courtrooms. The crowded gallery of observers emphasizes the public nature of this hypocrisy. The cartoon critiques the widespread disregard for Prohibition among authority figures and the era's widespread bootlegging culture.