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It still has the same problems, in that people can bootleg it. Just at a smaller scale. Remember, they have low-grade turf wars in NYC over cigarette sales du
by SilasX 7y ago
It still has the same problems, in that people can bootleg it. Just at a smaller scale. Remember, they have low-grade turf wars in NYC over cigarette sales due to the really high taxes.
- scarface74 7y agoAnd that also goes to my other point. They have the police another tool to harass people and the police ended up choking a man to death for selling cigarettes illegally that he brought across state lines.
- randcraw 7y agoCigarettes have cost $6 a pack in the US for over a decade and nobody bootlegs these. Same for beer, at $6-12 for a 6-pack. Bootlegging is generally a short term response to diminished access. But soon after the controls arise, demand generally shifts elsewhere to less inconvenient alternatives. I can think of no examples of continuing bootlegging in the US, aside from piracy of media, which is another kettle of fish.
- scarface74 7y agoThis is the result of giving the police yet another tool to harass people for minor offenses. Whether Eric Garner was bootlegging cigarettes or not - do you think it was worth it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner