Pa. Police Chief Suspended After Video Profanities

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

PA. POLICE CHIEF SUSPENDED AFTER VIDEO PROFANITIES

Jul. 31 10:24 PM EDT

GILBERTON, Pa. (AP) — A small-town police chief who appears in online videos using profanity and shooting automatic weapons has been suspended for 30 days without pay.

The borough council of Gilberton voted 5-1 at a meeting Wednesday night to suspend Chief Mark Kessler, saying he misused borough property. It said he used the weapons without permission.

Kessler has said he made the videos to draw attention to the erosion of the constitutional rights of free speech and to bear arms and he increasingly fears a government out of control.

He said after the meeting that he wouldn't apologize for making the videos and didn't regret having done so. He said he looked forward to getting back to work after the suspension.

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In one video, Kessler criticizes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's support of a United Nations treaty aimed at controlling the international arms trade, which some gun rights advocates fear could lead to restrictions on domestic weapons. Kessler then fires a weapon and screams, "Come and get it!"

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[JesterCS]

1. one word. Moran! n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Lots of threads on this clown over the past few days, and...

I was kinda hoping they would fire his dumb ass, not just suspend him.

But, any port in a storm...

[xocet]

3. "...and he increasingly fears a government out of control."

Apparently, the people of Gilberton, PA should fear an increasingly out-of-control police chief.

: irony :

Also, remember to sign up for Kessler's "Girls of CSF Calendar": http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023329461

: sarcasm :

[Lugnut]

4. There's also a little more to the story.

WNEP reported on their 5 PM newscast today that the town's insurance carrier said Kessler is a liability. They obviously know a loose cannon when they see one.

Kessler brought these issues on himself when he posted the videos on YouTube. He's now blaming WNEP for the backlash because they reported on it. He's claiming that he and his family are getting death threats because of the media reports!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. Good.

This asshat needs to get knocked down a few pegs. He should have been fired outright.


Go work security at Walmart tough guy!

[appleannie1]

6. He is not mentally stable and should not have a badge at all. This might put him over the edge

instead of teaching him anything.

[A Simple Game]

7. I would expect him to get a visit from the Secret Service. He made a threat against the

Secretary of State. I also think his right to carry a weapon should be removed pending a psychiatric examination.

I also would like to know if he or the taxpayers bought the ammunition he shot.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "he increasingly fears a government out of control."

WTF? He IS the "government" and gets his fucking paycheck from the local borough "government".

This is the kind of complete disconnect from reality that characterizes rethug loons.

[Enrique]

14. and he's out of control

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Obama was right

Pennsylvanians and their guns

[Kingofalldems]

10. Oh, so now these gun hicks don't want arms treaties? Yikes.

[Sunlei]

11. He IS local "government"- fears the state and/or federal Gov? This cop has blown a fuse.

[tanyev]

12. I believe "Come and get it!" is more traditionally used for situations where there

is a big pot of chili simmering and at the ready. Perhaps "Come and take it!" was the clarion call he was looking for.

[hatrack]

13. And now he can whine about how oppressed he is . . .

Can't wait.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

15. Perhaps,

like the loon in California, he'll seek workman's compensation. Oh no. that's out of control government socialism. WOW!

[Katashi_itto]

16. His Facebook page. Give him some love...:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/chiefkessler

[rdharma]

17. I got a "sad" after reading Kessler's FB entry!

"..........sadly I was suspended for thirty days, now this is where it is about to get very interesting, COUNCILMAN ERIC BOXER (D): COUNCILMAN DANIEL MALLOY (D) , MAYOR MARY LOU HANNON (R) are going to have me terminated during my thirty day suspension!"

[Katashi_itto]

18. :)

[duhneece]

19. Sad disply of a man insecure with his maleness

His relationships with his wife, family, neighbors, employees must not be very healthy with this kind of 'my way or the highway' really sick behavior.