Eric Garner and the criminalization of everyday life

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We all know politicians love their tax revenue. But is it worth risking killing someone over a few bucks?

That’s what happened to Eric Garner in Staten Island in July. He was confronted by the NYPD for selling loose cigarettes for 75 cents on the black market — a crime for which he had been repeatedly arrested in the past.

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