Officer Who Hit Woman Will Be Fired

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2012-10-05 22:03

Story here. Maybe he should be sacked. Question is, if the silly string-sprayer had been male, would the story even had made the news? Would the officer even have gotten into any trouble? I believe the answer to both questions is "No". Excerpt:

'Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will take "Commissioner's Direct Action" against Lt. Jonathan Josey, the Philadelphia police officer who hit a woman during a public event on Sunday.

That means that effective on Thursday, Lt. Josey will be suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss.

Josey was caught on video striking Aida Guzman during a traffic stop on Sunday.

Josey was part of a crowd gathered for festivities after the Puerto Rican Parade and Josey was the commanding officer on the scene.

The video shows Josey right after she sprayed silly string near the officer. Josey was with several other officers involved at the time in a traffic stop. He turns around and hits Guzman, who falls to the ground.'

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