Raw Story (here's the original video)
The Pennsylvania police chief who made a profanity-laced videos while firing machine guns and ranting about liberals has been suspended without pay for 30 days.
After a 55-minute executive session, the Gilberton Borough Council voted 5-1 on Wednesday to suspend Chief Mark Kessler for using “borough property for non-borough purposes without prior borough permission” by using machine guns and other weapons in his YouTube videos. Kessler had donated the weapons to the borough earlier in the year.
In online videos posted in July, Kessler had used profanity to berate “libtards” and suggested an armed rebellion against the government.
According to WFMZ, Michael Morrill, executive director of the liberal group Keystone Progress, delivered a petition with 20,000 signatures to the council on Wednesday demanding that Kessler be fired.
The vids are the tip of the iceberg. Kessler has a long history of misconduct which includes a settled civil suit for the illegal arrest of a borough councilman! Wagner v. Hannon, et al.. Case No.: 3:11-cv-01843-UN2, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania for an illegal arrest. A judgment was entered with the court in favor of Councilman Wagner in the amount of $15,000 in January 2012.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, his private army ("Chief Kessler's Constitution Security Force") may be illegal under 18 PA. CS. S. s 5515. It probably wasn't constituted in accordance with the US Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 16. And the case of Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 (1886) makes it clear that the Second Amendment DOES NOT protect his private army.
Toss in that he shot himself in the hand during a barfight. Not to mention he killed a vicious labrador!
It doesn't take too much to see he is a trigger happy idiot who is a detriment to his jurisdiction.
But, that didn't stop him from shooting his mouth off and getting most of PA's Cops upset at him for unprofessional behaviour.
I'm also curious if he is using his position in "law enforcement" to buy automatic weapons which would otherwise be difficult for him to acquire. Is his position a scam to be able to skirt gunlaws? Does his position as a "police officer" allow him to buy these weapons at a lower price than he would buy them as a private citizen (import/sale of new full-auto stopped in the late 80s).
I have to admit I'm amazed he wasn't fired after the lawsuit settled. It's far too long that this clown has been able to run amok--he needs to be fired.
Oh, yeah, he also has a gofundme page for a new Police car which he is trying to raise $30k--He's only raised about $190!
I have to admit that I am curious as to whether he is actually Act 120 Certified (37 PA. CS § 203.1 et seq.). That is the section of Pennsylvania law which approves people to actually carry out police duties.
MPOETC, the body tasked with ensuring that Cops are certified said that the onus is on the jurisdiction hiring the cops to make sure they hire certified police officers.
But, MPOETC seems to have no problem if someplace makes the village idiot, or a criminal, a cop.
Anyway, here is a good run down on how out of control the man is:
http://schuylkillforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5772
http://www.aclupa.org/legal/legaldocket/wagnervhannonetal.htm
http://www.theiacp.org/PoliceServices/ProfessionalAssistance/Ethics/ModelPolicyonStandardsofConduct/tabid/196/Default.aspx
Car fund is now Chief Kessler's defence fund:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gofundme.com/Gilberton-Police-Funding
Hi Laci,
ReplyDeleteI believe the Chief serves at the pleasure of the council. From what I see, they likely have enough to dump him. Many cities settle a myriad of civil suits regarding their police departments. Settling doesn't mean one side or the other is right or wrong, its just all about the money.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/209811991.html
It will be interesting what happens to the investigation of the Mayor of NYC considering that it appears there may be some interesting legal issues regarding support of MAIG using funds from the city.
Of course, the person who sued Kessler was one of the Councilmembers.
ReplyDeleteThey should have canned Kessler at that time. Instead, Kessler was allowed to continue upon an unethical course of conduct.
The fact that the case settled, as you point out is moot. But, added upon his continuing unprofessional behaviour--including statements along the line that people who vote democrat should be shot--make it pretty obvious that he is NOT someone who should be in law enforcement.
But, if your argument is that the suit was settled on the basis on money--I don't think that would totally be the case.
In fact, it neglects quite a bit of misconduct on Kessler's part.
I present yet another exhibit:
I have made a petition against our towns police chief. Is this illegal?.
Our towns police chief who you all have probably heard of is police Chief Mark Kessler of Gilberton Pennsylvania who is standing up against "evil" politicians and Obama and others who are trying to enforce gun control and a gun ban and he is even forming his own militia and task force against tyrannical thugs who hate the second amendment and won't be enforcing any gun control or ban and is attempting to overthrow the federal government and inciting a violent attack against it which is obviously treason. He and his department and the rest of the towns people are a part of his militia and will stand up to the government. And more. Hes getting out of hand and I can't take it! Im the only one who lives in the town of 876 people who supports gun control.
Anyway I signed a petition last night on the White House Petition site trying to get him charged and arrested and tried for treason. He is aware of this now and is looking deep into it and searching day and night to find out who made it and has told everybody who is responsible to come up and fess up and the punishment won't be as bad. He has threatened arrest though already and will make it even worse. He will be continuing to find out who wrote it through all means possible. And in a town of only 900 people its not that hard! So I'm just wondering if I can actually be arrested and charged with a crime because I made a petition against him to have him tried for treason. Cause I'm scared he'll actually find out it's me very soon.
The vids are just the tip of the iceberg--he should have been canned long ago.
proper link is http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130302162517AAlBALk
DeleteYou lose a case against him?
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