since Alba was able to push past Simon to get the knife (as seen in the video)
Doesn't look like he had to push past him at all to me. Looks like Simon picks him up by the scruff of his collar and starts marching him out, and Alba grabs the knife as he's being pushed past it.
It's quite possible you are correct. I'm certain a NYC prosecutor would try to argue that it showed Alba wasn't trapped in the corner though because self defense = bad in NYC.
Oh yeah, I don't expect anything charitable from the prosecutors. I just didn't want anyone accidentally conflating what a prosecutor might argue with an accurate representation of the situation.
Doesn't look like he had to push past him at all to me. Looks like Simon picks him up by the scruff of his collar and starts marching him out, and Alba grabs the knife as he's being pushed past it.
It's quite possible you are correct. I'm certain a NYC prosecutor would try to argue that it showed Alba wasn't trapped in the corner though because self defense = bad in NYC.
Oh yeah, I don't expect anything charitable from the prosecutors. I just didn't want anyone accidentally conflating what a prosecutor might argue with an accurate representation of the situation.