Now it All Makes Sense: Judge Who Acquitted Jonathan Josey Is Married to a Cop

What seemed at first like a baffling decision might now make a little more sense. Michael Nutter, Seth Williams, and just about everybody not affiliated with the Philadelphia Police Department couldn’t believe their ears when they heard municipal Judge Patrick Dugan had acquitted ex-cop Jonathan Josey of assaulting a woman at last year’s Puerto Rican Day parade. (Despite clear-cut video evidence suggesting he did.) For the hard-boiled cynics out there, here’s your explanation: Dugan’s married to a cop himself. It’s impossible to know if that affected his decision. But at the very least, recusing himself from the case wouldn’t have been such a bad idea. [Daily News]