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-Lurid Crime Tales-
NY Bodego worker neutralizes robber with classic commando knife plunge to neck
2022-07-07
[MAIL] Surveillance footage caught the shocking moment a New York City bodega worker allegedly stabbed a customer to death, after the man violently confronted him about the price of some snacks.

Video shows the employee - 51-year-old Jose Alba - sitting behind a counter at the Hamilton Heights grocery store, tending to customers on Friday night.

A man then pushed Alba into a shelf and appears to confront him, before yelling at another customer trying to purchase something.

He pulls Alba up out of the chair, at which point Alba reaches to the right toward shelves displaying an assortment of candy, and pulls out a large knife, which he allegedly plunges into the man's neck and chest at least five times.
Posted by:Besoeker

#19  Girl friend stabbed him but not arrested and no charges. The criminals do run New York City.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-07-07 18:34  

#18   Ref #13: Accurate, and to the point.

Heh, 'to the point'.
I thought the name Fairbairn was familiar, as in the Sykes-Fairbairn pattern knife. The gentlemen himself seems to have been quite the bad-ass, a one-man RAB if you will.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-07-07 17:54  

#17  Ref #13: Accurate, and to the point.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-07-07 15:16  

#16  Fury at woke Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for prosecuting hardworking bodega employee, 62, who stabbed career criminal to death in self defense: GoFundMe REMOVES the man's $20k legal fund as he languishes in Riker's on $250,000 bond
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-07-07 15:03  

#15  The problem is that the New York City political climate currently is strongly against self-defense in any and all forms.

Saw a rumor Jose will be charged with murder, $250k bail.

I was left wondering what Mr. Alba did before slinging newspapers.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-07 14:55  

#14  McEnany sounds off on murder charge against NYC bodega worker: 'I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone'
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-07-07 14:53  

#13  Bill Fairbarn would've been pleased.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-07-07 14:36  

#12  The problem is that the New York City political climate currently is strongly against self-defense in any and all forms.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-07-07 13:47  

#11  Is there going to be a call for "knife control" and a spate of legislation by the politicians?

What #6 said and others.
Posted by: JohnQC   2022-07-07 13:13  

#10  Unless you have a 'political' DA it seems pretty clear cut. 'Moment of panic' while being cornered.
Posted by: magpie   2022-07-07 12:33  

#9  You can find the video on Vidmax. Looks like Jose got the thug in the carotid artery.
Posted by: Chris   2022-07-07 11:48  

#8  If you come across the video, take a moment, dude half his age has him trapped in a corner, throws him into a shelf where he bangs his head, and continues to have "customer" assault him.

DM makes it out like they were having an unpleasant discussion about record profit margins when Jose dirks him in the neck.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-07 10:52  

#7  *clicks on link to see if knife is candy striped*

Oh, I see. "Customer".
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-07 10:39  

#6  Public Service Homicide (PSH). A key to the city is in order.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-07-07 10:16  

#5  A man then pushed Alba into a shelf and appears to confront him, before yelling at another customer trying to purchase something.

Dear Daily Mail,

At this point, this person is no longer a customer.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-07 10:12  

#4  Alba was also charged with murder for defending himself.
Posted by: Chris   2022-07-07 09:03  

#3  People get all freaked out about guns and fail to understand that you can still die from a flint tipped spear or sharpened stick as much as you can from a gun.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-07-07 08:23  

#2  Jose had simply had enough.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-07-07 08:03  

#1  

Messy but effective.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-07-07 06:33  

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