aMorePerfectUnion wrote in response: No. The cause is the rule that prohibits circumventing the high cost of cigarette taxes. Everything else flowed from there. All enforced with violence. He was such a threat selling loose cigs on the corner that they had to do whatever it takes to arrest him. /s
That's weird. I seem to remember others who defiantly resisted arrest and transport, while they were also circumventing taxes by the Central Authority. The Central Authority responded with violence, but was ultimately unsuccessful. That was some 230-240 years ago...
Hunh? The issue was taxation of all the colonists without representation as citizens in matters concerning them, by officers of the King.
Garner's issue was taxation of his wares by laws of his fellow citizens, and previous failures of their officers to cause him to cease and desist from persisting in undercutting their offerings of lawfully taxed products. The officers, their methods, and the outcomes were all supported by Eric's fellow citizens, as shown in the above article.
There are no points for comparing your contention with the conditions surrounding Eric's arrest, at all. What I don't understand is why you would even begin to make such a comparison.
Go find a valid reason to resist the arresting officer, if you can. Then come back with a reasonable defense.