APPARENTLY... SOME LIVES MATTER MORE THAN OTHERS
  --  Jose Alba, 61, a hard-working Manhattan bodega clerk who was forced to grab a knife to fend off violent ex-con Austin Simon, 34,  now finds himself sitting behind bars at the notorious Rikers Island jail charged with murder and unable to post $250,000 bail."  --  
UPDATE:  GOFUNDME GOES WOKE  --  "Relatives immediately launched a GoFundMe page to help raise funds to cover Alba’s sky-high bail and legal fees after he was hit with a second-degree murder charge — but the page was mysteriously removed Wednesday night."  --  
NY DA DROPS RIDICULOUS BAIL  --  "Jose Alba, is due to be sprung after Manhattan prosecutors asked a judge to lower the amount to $50,000."  --