Garner’s Widow: Husband Targeted for Illegally Selling Cigarettes, Not His Race

“New York has the highest state taxes on cigarettes in the nation at $4.35 per pack, while New York City tacks on an additional $1.50 in taxes, bringing the total tax rate to $5.85 per pack.” That's about 30 cents in state/city taxes per cigarette. They killed a man for that.