Pennsylvania cop arrested, charged with pushing police during Capitol riot

[Judi Lynn]

Tal Axelrod 5 days ago

Federal authorities are charging a Pennsylvania police officer over his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.

Joseph Fischer, a patrolman at North Cornwall Township Police Department, is being charged with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority, violent entry and conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of justice/Congress.

The charges come after authorities said Fischer posted video of himself on Facebook charging a line of police officers on Capitol Hill during the insurrection, which unsuccessfully tried to prevent Congress's certification of the Electoral College results.

Fischer wrote in one Facebook comment that "entry into the Capital was needed to send a message that we the people hold the real power." He added in a private message that he "may need a job" after it was revealed he participated in the insurrection.

He added that he had spoken with his chief, who informed him that being fired could be the "price I have to pay to voice my freedom and liberties which I was born with and thusly taken away," though he added he had "no regrets" about his actions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pennsylvania-cop-arrested-charged-with-pushing-police-during-capitol-riot/ar-BB1dQG9E?li=BBnb7Kz





‘No Regrets and Give Zero Shits’: PA Police Officer Charged in Capitol Riots
‘I MAY NEED A JOB’

Pilar Melendez
Reporter
Published Feb. 19, 2021 5:46PM ET

A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged for his role in the Capitol riots after allegedly posting a video of himself rushing a line of law enforcers. Joseph Fischer, a patrolman at North Cornwall Township Police Department, is facing several charges, including obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, for his role in the Jan. 6 siege. The township released a statement Friday that Fischer was arrested by the FBI Friday and has been suspended without pay.

According to a criminal complaint, the day after the riots, Fischer posted a video on Facebook of himself charging towards a line of police officers while appearing to shout “hold the line” and “motherfuckers.” Prosecutors allege that Fisher also had a physical altercation with at least one officer before falling to the ground—before he eventually made it inside the Capitol.

In a private Facebook message on Jan. 7, Fisher also revealed he “may need a job [after] word got out that I was at the rally ... lol,” according to the complaint. “[T]he FBI may arrest me ... lol,” Fischer wrote. “I know they are targeting police who went.” Later in the conversation, Fisher admitted that he spoke with his police chief about attending the riot—saying he told his boss that losing his job might be the “price I have to pay to voice my freedom and liberties which I was born with and thusly taken away.” “I told him I have no regrets and give zero shits,” Fischer wrote in the Facebook message. “Sometimes doing the right thing no matter how small is more important than ones own security.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-marie-newman-slams-facebook-for-labelling-her-video-of-the-transgender-pride-flag-as-hate-speech

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. "losing his job might be the "price I have to pay"

Hopefully, he loses his freedom also.

[East-A-Squared]

2. Put him in general population. He'll be a real hit with the inmates.

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. No more donuts for you! n/t

[uponit7771]

4. No fuckin dumb ass, lose your job ... AND ... go to jail.

[Butterflylady]

5. He was released to custody of wife.

Until he was released on r and r the judge gave him certain conditions. Until his release he was held in Dauphin county jail in harrisburg PA. It is probably one of the worst county jail in PA. When I read that I got quiet a laugh. Bet he has a lot of regrets now.

The piece of sh*t lives about 10 or so miles from me

[SharonClark]

6. Police chief in Pa. placed on leave after one of his officers was charged in Capitol riot

Look, there's more. . .

The day after patrolman Joseph W. Fischer allegedly stood at “the front of the pack pushing against the police” during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, he boasted to a contact that he had “no regrets,” despite his concerns that the FBI might arrest him. In a Facebook message, Fischer indicated he had already defended himself to his boss, the police chief in North Cornwall Township, Pa.

“I told him I have no regrets,” Fischer wrote, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Friday.

Fischer was eventually arrested on multiple federal charges and suspended without pay. Less expected was that the boss to whom Fischer allegedly defended himself is off the job as well.

North Cornwall Township Police Chief John Leahy was temporarily placed on paid administrative leave, the township’s board of supervisors announced in a news release Monday. The board, which did not respond to a request for comment, did not explain why Leahy had been placed on leave, saying only that an interim chief would serve in his place until the township’s inquiry into Fischer’s alleged actions concludes. . . .

more at https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/22/pennsylvania-police-capitol-riot/

[RockRaven]

11. Interesting...

[Rustyeye77]

7. Amazing they are getting these SOBs

Have fun in prison

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Lock him up. LOL.

Terrorists go to Gitmo. LOL.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. Watch him find a ton of shits to give when he goes before a judge.

Heavy.com reports.....

According to the FBI affidavit, the video shows Fischer yelling “Charge!” about 50 seconds in. At the end of the video, he can be seen charging at a line of police officers and yelling, “Hold the line” and “Motherf*****,” the FBI said. Fischer “had a physical encounter with at least one police officer,” the FBI said.

and......

“ISIS and al-Qaida would drool over having someone with the training and experience of a U.S. military officer. These people have training and capabilities that far exceed what any foreign terrorist group can do. Foreign terrorist groups don’t have any members who have badges,” Former FBI agent and Brennan Center for Justice at New York University fellow Michael German told The Associated Press in January. “These people have training and capabilities that far exceed what any foreign terrorist group can do. Foreign terrorist groups don’t have any members who have badges.”

Brian Harrell, a former Department of Homeland Security official, told The AP it is “obviously problematic” when “extremist bad actors” have backgrounds in law enforcement and military. He told the news organization in January, ““Mny have specialized training, some have seen combat, and nearly all have been fed disinformation and propaganda from illegitimate sources. They are fueled by conspiracy theories, feel as if something is being stolen from them, and they are not interested in debate. This is a powder keg cocktail waiting to blow.”

See: https://heavy.com/news/joseph-fischer/

KY........

[Baked Potato]

10. Was it really worth it, Officer Pudley J. Hypocrite?