Bodega worker in Rikers on murder charge after stabbing attacker in self-defense

[Dashinka 24,717]

No wonder NYC is so bad.  Great criminal justice system working here.

 

Bodega worker in Rikers on murder charge after stabbing attacker in self-defense

A hard-working Manhattan bodega clerk who was forced to grab a knife to fend off a violent ex-con, now finds himself sitting behind bars at the notorious Rikers Island jail charged with murder and unable to post $250,000 bail.

 

The sky-high bail for Jose Alba — who has no known criminal history — was just half of what controversial Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office demanded, despite surveillance video showing the clerk being assaulted by his alleged victim in the bodega.

 

During the fight, Simon’s girlfriend allegedly stabbed the worker in the shoulder with a knife she had in her purse, according to Alba’s defense attorney — but she is not facing charges.

 

Bragg’s office, however, charged Alba, a dad of three who moved to the US from the Dominican Republic 30 years ago searching for a better life, with second-degree murder. He became a US citizen 14 years ago.

 

https://nypost.com/2022/07/06/nyc-bodega-worker-jose-alba-charged-in-fatal-stabbing-feared-for-his-life-family-says/

 

[Mike E 11,742]

Once you’ve looked up the apparent race / ethnicity of the jailed, the “victim”, and prosecutor, it will be apparently why Alba is in jail.  
 

This is a toughie  for AOC to sort out. 
 

Edited July 7, 2022 by Mike E

[Boiler 45,921]

Simon — who was on parole and had at least eight prior busts, including for assault, according to sources and records — then shoved him into a shelf, the video shows.

 

The deadly confrontation Friday night came after an argument Alba had with Simon’s girlfriend, whose EBT debit card was declined at the store, where she attempted to use it to purchase potato chips for her 10-year-old daughter, police and law enforcement sources previously told The Post.

“It was either him or the guy at the moment,” said Alba’s daughter.

The 32-year-old woman said Alba snatched the snack out of her daughter’s hand, so she knocked over items on the counter and hurried home to get Simon, who stormed into the bodega and attacked Alba roughly 10 minutes later.

During the fight, Simon’s girlfriend allegedly stabbed the Dominican-born immigrant in the shoulder with a knife she kept in her purse, according to Alba’s defense attorney, but she is not facing charges.

 

Hmmm, difficult to come to any other conclusion.

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

While this is disgusting, and if it happened in a stand-your-ground state (rather than NY) Alba would be declared a hero, is it really surprising after what we have been seeing regards the J6 mishandling of our "justice" system???

[Dashinka 24,717]

1 hour ago, LIBrty4all said:

While this is disgusting, and if it happened in a stand-your-ground state (rather than NY) Alba would be declared a hero, is it really surprising after what we have been seeing regards the J6 mishandling of our "justice" system???

He should be declared a hero regardless of the state.  Apparently the DA in NY is sending a message to immigrants from the DR.

[TBoneTX 45,871]

The victim should be released from Rikers with an abject apology, given official commendations for ridding the planet of a true paragon of virtue, and allowed to go on his previously planned vacation.

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

1000%

[Boiler 45,921]

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-bodega-victim-family-20220709-enkufx3jivg67bsd3wtnkboli4-story.html

 

He was not a monster.

The avenging boyfriend stabbed to death by a store worker he confronted in a Harlem bodega was a loving father who put his family first, relatives said Friday.

 

Austin Simon didn’t go into the Blue Moon bodega looking for trouble, his family asserted. Simon, 34, and the worker, Jose Alba, could have resolved their dispute without any bloodshed.

 

“He’s not the monster that they’re trying to make him seem like,” said Simon’s ex-wife, Tiana, 32, who did not want her last named used to protect herself from the public outcry over the case. “Everyone is judging him on a clip of video.”

 

Tiana said she and her ex had grown up together and had known each other since they were children. She said their split was simply the result of drifting apart — and that Simon cared about each of his nine children.

“Honestly, he was a great person,” she said. “When he loves people he loves hard.”

 

Simon’s cousin, Candra Simon, lays the blame for the fight at the feet of Simon’s girlfriend.

“What happened to my cousin and Alba started with her,” the cousin charged. “After not being able to pay for whatever with her card, she went and got my cousin involved.”

Relatives said Simon had a rough upbringing, but overcame it to be a devoted father and family man.

“He had a past,” Candra Simon said. “Everyone has a past. That does not mean he deserved to die like that.”

She also noted there’ve been tensions between Dominican and Black communities in the neighborhood that played a part in the conflict as well.

“No one will talk about the tension between the Black and Brown community in Harlem, how deli owners at times disrespect the men and women who grew up in those communities,” she said.

“He was wrong for going behind the counter,” Candra Simon added. “Alba was wrong for treating the girl disrespectfully.”

 

A new St George

[Mike E 11,742]

Fta:

 

“Supporters, including Mayor Adams, said Alba was just trying to defend himself. Alba was slashed twice on his arm, allegedly by Simon’s girlfriend, during the skirmish.

“What I saw on the video was a New Yorker doing his job,” Adams said. “

 

Adams is definitely a mixed bag but a breath of fresh air compared to de Blasio 

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

Jose's son started a GoFundMe for his father to pay for the upcoming lawyer costs.  But GFM cancelled the bid to raise money.  (I saw this last year with GFM, and again with the Canadian truckers ordeal, and will NEVER donate a dollar via them again.)

So they started another one:  

I not only donated $100 to Jose, I gave an extra $5 to GSG.  

Please give if you can afford to, to help overcome the injustice of this man's plight.

Edited August 8, 2022 by Ontarkie
GSG link removed per TOS

[Dashinka 24,717]

Looks like the NYC DA has seen the writing on the wall.

 

Murder charges are dropped for bodega worker who fatally stabbed man in self-defenses when he was attacked over the price of a bag of chips

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11028647/Murder-charges-dropped-NYC-bodega-worker-fatally-stabbed-man.html

[Boiler 45,921]

George is still my BLM hero, but Austin is certainly up there.

[Dashinka 24,717]

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

George is still my BLM hero, but Austin is certainly up there.

There is a new BLM saint in MN.  

 

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/07/14/minneapolis-police-fatally-shoot-man-after-overnight-standoff

[Boiler 45,921]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

There is a new BLM saint in MN.  

 

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/07/14/minneapolis-police-fatally-shoot-man-after-overnight-standoff

A GoFundMe account for the funeral of a man shot and killed by Minneapolis police after a standoff that began when a woman with two children reported a man shooting through her apartment wall initially outpaced fundraising for them, but that has since changed after the disparity was pointed out on social media.

The fundraiser, which says it was created by "Marie Larson and friends of the family" of Andrew "Teckle" Sundberg, had raised $15,000 by Saturday evening. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe account for single mother Arabella Foss-Yarbrough raised a meager $2,200 by the same time. The funds for Sundberg sought to cover any funeral expenses, and the GoFundMe for Yarbrough sought to help her repair damage done to the apartment.

Independent journalist Rebecca Brannon tweeted out the disparity Saturday night.

 

Shot by the Police good, but having tried to take out a lady of colour and her young children who vocally objected bad.

 

Tricky one

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

On 7/19/2022 at 5:11 PM, Boiler said:

A GoFundMe account for the funeral of a man shot and killed by Minneapolis police after a standoff that began when a woman with two children reported a man shooting through her apartment wall initially outpaced fundraising for them, but that has since changed after the disparity was pointed out on social media.

The fundraiser, which says it was created by "Marie Larson and friends of the family" of Andrew "Teckle" Sundberg, had raised $15,000 by Saturday evening. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe account for single mother Arabella Foss-Yarbrough raised a meager $2,200 by the same time. The funds for Sundberg sought to cover any funeral expenses, and the GoFundMe for Yarbrough sought to help her repair damage done to the apartment.

Independent journalist Rebecca Brannon tweeted out the disparity Saturday night.

 

Shot by the Police good, but having tried to take out a lady of colour and her young children who vocally objected bad.

 

Tricky one

And the GoFundMe for Jose Alba was closed down because it violated their terms???

But his son set up a GSG account.  I donated $100 when it first began.  Glad the guy got off without having to go to court.  (Though I am not sure why they are still accepting donations?)

 

Edited August 8, 2022 by Ontarkie
GSG link removed per TOS