Eric Garner’s Death Highlights the Need to Repeal Illegitimate Laws

By Stuart K. Hayashi

The tragic death of Eric Garner provides an important lesson about the consequences of illegitimate laws.

To review the essential facts surrounding Garner’s death: On July 17, 2014, Garner came into conflict with New York City police because he had been selling individual cigarettes on the black market and thus avoiding payment of taxes on them to the ci…