According to wikipedia, Garner was not primarily a cigarette salesman:<p>1. He had been a horticulturist at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, but quit for health reasons.<p>2. Garner had been arrested by the NYPD thirty times since 1980 on charges such as assault, resisting arrest, and grand larceny.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Death_of_Eric_Garner" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Death_of_Eric_Garner</a><p>With thirty arrests, he is best described as a criminal who used to work as horticulturist. Although:<p>&quot;An official said he had been arrested multiple times for allegedly selling unlicensed cigarettes&quot;