finally: Pa. Town Council Votes to Fire Foul-Mouthed Police Chief

[cali]

An eastern Pennsylvania town says it intends to fire a police chief previously suspended after he posted online videos of himself shooting automatic weapons and going on profanity-laced tirades about liberals and the Second Amendment.

The announcement of Gilberton's plan to fire police chief Mark Kessler was made Thursday. It came after a closed-door disciplinary hearing his lawyer says concerned unrelated and trumped-up allegations town officials were using to conceal their intent to fire him over the videos.

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"It's not easy. It's stressful, it's really stressful," said Kessler, who has solicited donations to help keep his family afloat financially during his unpaid suspension. "But I feel in my heart I'm doing the right thing. Yeah, I made some videos with some choice language, but that's my right. That's my freedom."

A handful of members of Kessler's "Constitution Security Force," a pro-gun group that critics have likened to a private militia, showed up in support Thursday, openly carrying assault weapons and handguns. Some of Kessler's supporters got into a heated argument with an opponent.

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http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Council-Votes-to-Fire-Foul-Mouthed-Police-Chief-224494661.html

[truebluegreen]

1. Would have been nice if they had done it immediately

but there were probably legal hoops to jump through. Just glad it is done now.

[deutsey]

2. Now he's probably considering offers from FOX

to become a commentator or possibly even host his own show.

[gopiscrap]

3. About time and for once a fucking cop was held accountable!