Deep down he was a good guy

I would panic and scream wise nonsense
“Who was the first person to see a cow and say I’m gonna suck the white stuff coming out”

JJ is a newspaper man. It's who he is. Never give your source

JJJ really does try to help Parker out in most continuities. No reason to let that poor kid get hurt because of that menace of a wall-crawler!

He may have been a bit of a hardass at times, but deep down, he truly cared

If you remember, in this scene, Peter was still in the room. They had been arguing about what the photos were worth and both were mad when Peter left. So he covered for him even though he was upset with him.