Jonathan Josey Assualts Woman, Is Protected by Fellow Gang Members From Those Seeking Transparency

Sunday, September 30th was a warm day in Philadelphia. Thirty-nine year-old resident Aida Guzman decided to go to the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. As frequently happens when people are having a good time, it wasn’t long until folks with badges showed-up and changed the situation. Specifically, Jonathan Josey, who, for whatever reason, felt the need to charge Guzman and strike her in the face.

After the incident Ray Evers, a  comrade of Josey, stated that “The incident is being fully investigated.”

Right – as if friends ‘investigating’ friends brings accountability. Essentially Evers is just trying to do damage control, to appease those rightfully upset at the double-standards afforded to Josey since he wears a badge.

Some claim Guzman had silly string. Others say that she had water balloons. On her behalf, Guzman stated “I don’t have time to be playing around or throwing water to be disrespecting another person”. Yet even if Guzman did in fact have silly string or water balloons does it warrant the assault by Josey?

Most sane, rationale people can clearly grasp who, in the exchange, is in the wrong and thus, most have vocalized their support for Guzman. Still, Josey’s comrades in the Fraternal Order of Police are not only not distancing themselves from him – a person who clearly has the propensity to initiate force – but they have called his actions “justified” and held a fundraiser for him.

Driven to communicate their distaste for the blanket support afforded to Josey, Philadephians protested outside the fundraiser. At one point the crew of the Panic Hour, aided by Philadelphia-based activist Jim Babb, attempted to join the event, though they were barred from entry and physically pushed away.

It seems like Josey and his ilk are falling a bit short of their claimed “honor, service, and integrity.” But is that really a surprise? After all, what real incentive do they have to change under the current Statist Quo, which is rotten at its core?