I tend to side with the stabber in this instance... but more evidence needed. Bodega worker in Rikers on murder charge after stabbing attacker in self-defense https://nypost.com/2022/07/06/nyc-b...tal-stabbing-feared-for-his-life-family-says/
The problem with some liberal cities when they are looking out for the little guy they can end up screwing another little guy. I was in a very similar situation even if it was almost 40 years ago. Guy ran into me mistook me for a guy that robbed him and stabbed him a year before, we fought, I thought it was over until he goes around telling people he was going to kill me. Friend hears this and hands me a knife just in case, going home, arm gets around my neck so I pull out the knife and only place I was able to get him was inner thigh, when he pulls away knife goes up and severs an artery and almost kills him. Of course by this time word got around so everyone knows me and him so police find me quick. I explain my self defense but am arrested and they charge me with both the current incident and the prior incident even though I had multiple alibi witnesses for the first incident. Now at the time I had never been arrested, was in John Jay College of Criminal Justice on a scholarship while also going through NYPD tests to join the force. This guy had multiple arrests including kidnapping, assault and rape, was seeing a psychiatrist and just a general fuck up. Long story short, I'm convicted and go to prison, life fucked, lost my scholarship, NYPD career is over for me. Other guy keeps on committing crimes and is the same shitbag he was when this started. Kicker is, I get out and a couple years later get shot in the back by another shitbag. Of course this shitbag was probably 14-15 years old so when they come showing me mugshots at the time they weren't allowed to have mugshots of 14-15 year olds and were showing me 18-20 year olds. But that's another story. Thought I had a point when I started typing this but guess the point is liberal or conservative all these cities suck because the politicians don't give a fuck about anything except getting reelected. The little guy is going to get screwed either way. Yes, I am a little drunk tonight but no matter, I am not at all embarrassed about going to prison because i'd do it all over again to save my life. This story just got way too close to home for me.
More evidence of his innocence... https://nypost.com/2022/07/10/video-shows-how-nyc-bodega-worker-jose-alba-may-have-been-stabbed/
I finally got around to reading the two news articles and watching the videos. I am beside myself that they originally asked for half a million for bail....for defending himself. NYC is so fucked. How in the world could they look at that video and find the guy at fault. He tried to get away and the other guy grabbed him and held him back. Fuck the dead guy. He got what he deserved and saved the taxpayers a bunch of money in the process. Career criminal put into the ground. Arrest the GF.
Glad they dropped the charges against him, still want to know why they haven't charged the girlfriend who stabbed Alba.