Soros-Backed DA Facing Intense Backlash as Judge Reduces Bail for Bodega Worker Arrested for Self-Defense

A 💼George Soros-funded district attorney in New York has met with major backlash over his harsh treatment of an elderly bodega clerk who defended himself against an attacker.

Jose Alba, a 61-year-old man who emigrated legally from the Dominican Republic 30 years ago, was working at a Manhattan convenience store on July 1 when Austin Simon, a 35-year-old career criminal who was already on parole for attacking a police officer, went behind the counter and began assaulting him.

But Alba, who became a legalized U.S. citizen 14 years ago, was not going to be a pushover. He grabbed a knife and fought back, stabbing Simon at least five times, according to the New York Post. Alba was reportedly stabbed several times in return by Simon’s girlfriend who had accompanied the thug into the store.

Based on video of the incident, it seems pretty clear that Alba was defending himself from a violent aggressor.

Police were called to the scene and found Simon bleeding out. But instead of arresting the woman who allegedly stabbed the clerk, they arrested Alba.

That’s right. In New York City, you apparently must allow yourself to be beaten without ever lifting a finger to protect yourself.

It got even worse for Alba once Democratic DA Alvin Bragg got in on the act. Bragg hit Alba with some of the most outrageous penalties he could manage, sending him to Rikers Island on a sky-high $250,000 bail — half of what Bragg had requested — and charging him with second-degree murder. The stiff charge could send Alba to jail for up to 25 years.