In the case of Eric Garner’s death, police were
enforcing a law that has nothing to do with violence—not in the
short or long term. It exists to shield people from their own
lawful habit. High cigarette taxes were cooked up, for the most
part, to artificially inflate the price of a product politicians
and voters dislike so that others would not be able to afford it.
New York has by far the highest cigarette taxes—over 5 bucks a
pack. Unsurprisingly, the policy has spurred a black market.
The Garner case should remind us that government is force and
that more government has predictable returns, argues David
Harsanyi. If you believe cops are racists or generally out of
control, why give them more opportunity?
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