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The mayor of Gilberton, Pennsylvania is standing by her citys police chief despite a series of profanity-laced and threatening videos.
In a video that has received wide attention, police chief Mark Kessler repeatedly tells those upset by his use of profanity to go f*ck yourself as he fires various automatic weapons.
Mayor Mary Lou Hannon told The Morning Call that Kessler had the right to express himself. The city would not take action to quash free speech, whether or not each member of council or any member of council agrees with it.
Kessler has uploaded several profanity-laced videos to YouTube. In one video, Kessler berates libtards and warns of an armed rebellion against the government.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/23/pennsylvania-police-chief-fck-all-you-libtards-out-there-you-take-it-in-the-a/
Mr. David
(535 posts)or see if the council will take action to remove both Kessler and Hannon from their positions.
CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)control.
The crazy bug done bit this town bad.
http://heelsandhandguns.com/tag/mayor-mary-lou-hannon/
snooper2
(30,151 posts)He'll do something stupid enough here shortly, apparently he shot himself in the hand based on some comments on his channel.
Oh, and he is SUCH a fucking hard ass he disabled comments on all his videos
Just another sad Alex Jones following loser
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)The M-16 ran out way too fast.
caseymoz
(5,763 posts)Maybe he should follow the example of his mayor.
titanicdave
(429 posts)both of them have no place whatsoever in serving THE PUBLIC!!!
annabanana
(52,791 posts)an American police chief???
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)So one must assume that he will be rebelling against himself?
Could prove interesting.....
arcane1
(38,613 posts)So I've heard
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I believe this individual is already a few steps away from reality.
KentuckyWoman
(6,692 posts)It's like the little old ladies screaming at those Republican town halls demanding the government stay out of the Medicare.
CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)Be sure to view the mission statement under 'join us'
http://chiefkessler.com
Botany
(70,567 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 24, 2013, 01:18 PM - Edit history (1)
Our founding fathers came to America to start a new life free form tyranny oppression and dictatorship, to live free and express freedom without reprisals from dictators! They drafted the constitution specifically adding the 2nd amendment to protect themselves from THE GOVERMENT! The 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting or sporting purposes whatsoever! no matter what the CONTROLED MAIN STREAM MEDIA or the TYRANNICAL politicians tell you! YOU HAVE THE GOD GIVEN RIGHT, YOUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS! ( PERIOD)
DO YOU GET IT
he left his email address too chiefmarkkessler@gmail.com
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Our founding fathers were born here, and their ancestors came here to generate revenue for England.
He reminds me of this guy:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-c,2849/
freshwest
(53,661 posts)So that any violence is okay by this alleged enforcer of the Constitution? Or does he makes this up as he goes along? Can anyone mistake this intimidation, and the denial of equal rights for all in this country?
No doubt his mental version of the Constitution goes no further than the 10th Amendment, and he has no problem with the 3/5th Compromise in the Constitution. Forget all those pesky things like blacks voting, women voting, 18 year olds voting, etc. And that nasty 14th with its Due Process, Equal Protectiuon under the Law, Birthright Citizenship, must go. Just as Paul Ryan promises to do with a Consitutional repeal through RED state legislatures. They are pushing us to that crisis point, to change the Constitution, while Citizens United is in force to assure a RWNJ theocratic take over.
I can't say how many times that the word 'liberal' is used as a curse word totally out of context to dictionary or political meanings. But after Americans have encouraged speech like this, which I've seen for over thirty years, which clearly goes from rhetoric to calling for action, we shouldn't be surprised:
xocet
(3,871 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)He sounds mentally unbalanced!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)I'd like to know what the locals think of this.
Julie
Orrex
(63,220 posts)That county went overwhelmingly Republican in 2012.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Thanks for the info.
Orrex
(63,220 posts)Sadly, my county is of a similar general mindset.
Cha
(297,574 posts)he didn't get mitt.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)there are truly two Americas.
At least two, maybe many more.
caseymoz
(5,763 posts)You don't give it to him until he does something truly stupid and illegal to try to get it.
Orrex
(63,220 posts)The pressures of serving as police chief in that sprawling metropolis might be too much for Mr. Kessler.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)$195 raised by 6 people in 2 months.
Raised: $195.00
Goal: $30,000.00
http://www.gofundme.com/Gilberton-Police-Funding
Cha
(297,574 posts)whackier roflmao!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)with a fucking tricycle much less a car?
struggle4progress
(118,332 posts)Cha
(297,574 posts)himself and the mayor! roflmao
Dash87
(3,220 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)rebellion.
Time to test the water in Gilberton.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Hilarious.
It'd be like me running for a government position.
That "fuck" has no clue.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)There are some truly disturbed people supporting this concept.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Im still caught up looking at the crazy on FB.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Looks like a gay bear video in the making. "Suck My Barrel"
LuvNewcastle
(16,855 posts)Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Very awesome.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Thanks. And same to you.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Botany
(70,567 posts)Kessler needs to be fired ASAP. Giving the finger while saying fuck you libtards,
a confederate flag on his shirt, and liberals take it in the ass on the back of his shirt
shows he does not have the mental make up to be a police officer let alone
chief of police.
Kessler is the result of listening to Rush and watching Fox w/out being smart enough
to know that they are not telling you the truth.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)As a Southerner who has worked all over the South, and other places, I have to say, PA is the most prejudiced place I have even been.
Anyone who thinks the South is the problem these days is not paying attention
Orrex
(63,220 posts)But I can't.
I see at least a dozen confederate flag license plates or truck window decals every day.
I guess some Pennsylvanians are still bitter about the War of Northern Aggression.
KinMd
(966 posts)"You got Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in the middle."
Orrex
(63,220 posts)Pittsburgh, Philly, and State College are more like three blue islands in a sea of red. It's red north & south of Pittsburgh and north & south of Philly.
Patiod
(11,816 posts)I once read somewhere that PA had more hate groups per capita than any other state.
The roots of these peoples' problems goes all the way back to the early 1900s.
Many of their parents and grandparents were taken advantage of by wealthy mine owners, and then when the Depression came and the mines were closed, the rich people walked away unharmed, and the miners, who had never been paid decently and spent what little they were paid at the extortionist company stores, were stranded.
My dad was born in one of these little coal towns, and when the Depression hit and his Dad lost his mine job, my grandparents packed 3 kids, a dog, and everything they owned into a single car and drove the family away from what they perceived as a dying area. Everyone else with even a glimmer of an opportunity moved away, and there wasn't much left for the people left behind. My dad used to tell stories about once visiting one of his mother's brothers who stayed behind and was so poor that his family was living in a tent with a dirt floor. But he had enough money for Klan robes.
I'm not excusing these people, just explaining that the center of Pennsylvania is part of Appalachia, with all its attendant exploitation and poverty. These people blame everyone but the ultra rich for their problems, and they love our state's Fracker-in-Chief and its Club for Growth Senator.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)Their heroes are the likes of Nugent and Limbaugh, and their brains are seriously warped. No wonder they're against background checks, they just might not qualify to own the penis substitute of their choice.
If gun lovers were truly responsible, they would denounce this shit, but most of them have the same mindset.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)If he had written about the need to arrest the 1%, stop the spying and redistribute wealth by armed force if necessary, would he still be employed? I suspect not.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)But it's axiomatic that some free speech is more free than others.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)I bet every ambulance chasing lawyer within 500 miles is just wishing try get to represent anybody this guy uses any force against on the job, justified or not.
Most cops keep a very, very minimal social media presence for this very reason- people will dig into anything and everything you have ever said and try to use it against you.
I shudder to think of the quality of officers he has working for him- probably the type of department where it is all those who got run off from other agencies or could never get jobs anywhere else.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)"You don't see me going out and dragging people out of their vehicles and beating on them. You don't see me doing anything like that," he told the newspaper, comparing his videos to those that purport to show police brutality. "Did I use some vulgar language? Absolutely. Is it my right to do that? Absolutely. It's the First Amendment. Did I fire off a gun? Absolutely."
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)And suffer the consequences of it too. The 1st Amendment merely states the congress can make no laws stopping you. It says nothing about the consequences of your speech.
flt rsk
(92 posts)This boy is about half a popsicle away from a total melt down. His speeches could possibly be interpreted as making terrorists threats, a felony.
The fact this person is willing to be interviewed shows his contempt for real law enforcement and the public in general. His continued rants on YouTube and the automatic weapons indicate that he feels he, and possibly his crew, are invincible. Many of these ultra righties think that if/when they start the rebelution the masses will rise up and join them. At the first shot, most will shit their pants or have heart attacks.
It always amazes me that these cowboys challenge the gubment to come and get their guns. I guess they think one guy will ask them to turn the over guns and they can show how powerful they are. Forget about the SWAT teams, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, and snipers that can take them out from over a mile away.
How many innocent people is this idiot willing to hurt to prove that he has the God given right to display his ignorance and fear to the world. If he were applying for a clearance to have access to government sensitive or classified information he would, most assuredly, face a psychological evaluation. If I were the one conducting the investigation, he would come to my office for his interview, leave all weapons in his vehicle, and have his briefcase or bag searched prior to the interview. It doesnt take much to set these people off.
Cha
(297,574 posts)had me at "This boy is about half a popsicle away from a total melt down"..
Welcome to DU.. "rebelution".. another apt one.
Phillyindy
(406 posts)...and fish the Schuylkill river. People who don't know areas like this need to understand there really are 2 Americas, the civilized one and the batshit crazy one. Obviously this man should be fired for any number of reasons, but as the pressure mounts the town will rally around him, protecting him from the "libtard" PC police. Between Pittsburgh and Philly, its redneck zombie land...and no one should travel through it unless necessary.
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)adirondacker
(2,921 posts)Cha
(297,574 posts)Little Falls, New York. My sister lives 45 minutes from there in the Adirondacks on Canada Lake.
I worked at a Community Co-op so we had our Liberal community.. but, the county went for Mccain in 2008 and mitt 53% to 44% in 2012. But, I know of one gop woman(my sister's mil) who said she wasn't going to vote because she couldn't stand romney.
Where are you, adirondacker?
djean111
(14,255 posts)Sounds like a good fit to me!
lobodons
(1,290 posts)Like it or not there Mr. Police Chief guy, there are restrictions on our Amendment Rights. Not all speech is "free speech" and protected under 1st Amendment (threats of armed rebellion against government....protectecd..?? hhhmmm??) and not all weapons are protected under 2nd Amendment (article suggested automatic weapons were used.. hhmmm??)
azbillyboy
(56 posts)....With a badge, no less! Just like our very own criminal Joke Arpaio. Hey I sent this loser an e mail and invited him to come on out and enjoy some western inhospitality. He can show me how tough he really is! I bet he wears three layers of Depends under his ninja warrior play clothes!
I for one am sick and tired of these trash talking assholes disrespecting everything this country is supposed to be. Makes me ashamed of living here. I heard a novel idea on the Hartmann show. Instead of the South seceding from the Union, how about the North doing it instead? It's time we let all the troglodytes have their own hell hole nation they can practice their inbreeding and run all the moonshine their little old hearts desire.
Paladin
(28,271 posts)I'd like to see this big-mouthed fascist present evidence to the contrary.
kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)what's his posting nom de troll?
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)One, has anyone visited him to ask about his threat against the Secretary of State and the UN?
Two and three, does he have a permit for fully automatic weapons and if so who approved it? Someone making threats against a representative of the United States probably shouldn't have access to anything more powerful than a sling shot.
Four, the taxpayers didn't buy the ammunition he shot in those videos, did they?
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)An armed rebellion against the government.
GREAT!
The only F-tard is the one dealing it out.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)and Misogynist.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)cynzke
(1,254 posts)may start with anyone in Gilberton who speaks out against the police department or tries to get Kessler fired. They have a very serious problem on theirs hands giving this guy and his cohorts reign over the city. Kessler and cohorts have an agenda and sooner or later they are going to attempt to carry it out.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Too bad Hollywood rules don't really apply.
bobclark86
(1,415 posts)(Actually, a 3-hour drive into an even worse area than this), it should be Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. The front of his shirt is a dead giveaway. The Klan has a good foothold in central and northern Pennsylvania. That's why it's a blue state with huge NRA membership.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)american thugs from office, he wrote. Is he saying it's time to start acting like Hitler's Nazis? Isn't the Southern Poverty Law Center at the top of the American Nazi Party and Klan hit list - is that what he's referring to with he says he wants to "clean" out "Anti-American" organizations?
Tuesday on his Facebook page, Kessler called for a massive rally to show these tyrants we will not stand for any more violations on our constitution or our freedoms.
Im calling on all true Americans , all militia members, all true oath keepers to assemble, be ready to march on a tyrannical county government right here in Schuylkill county Pennsylvania, democrats are the true enemy of our country, our freedoms, our constitution, along with liberal news agencys , liberal news reporters, much like hitlers nazis , time we clean these antiamerican thugs from office, he wrote.
Kessler is also a freshman member of the North Schuylkill School Board and founder of the Constitution Security Force, which lists the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-American organization.
tblue37
(65,483 posts)even if those are not actual images of the officials, combined with talk about marching on government offices to "clean . . . ("antiamerican" officials) from office" sure sounds like threatening the lives of government officials. Isn't that a federal crime or something?
leveymg
(36,418 posts)LibertyLover
(4,788 posts)Probably something all constitutional and manly, like AR-19Lover or 2ndAmendmentMark.
Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)The more people are idiots the less likely people will want to be associated with them.
The mayor can support the chief in calling me all the names he wants. Ultimately, it means less votes for them.
louis-t
(23,297 posts)Doesn't she realize she's the "government" that he seeks armed rebellion against?
LeftinOH
(5,357 posts)they're probably bumpin' uglies.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)but he seems pretty biased to the point I would question his ability to protect the civil rights of any suspect that fell under his purview.
I would fear for my rights if I was in his custody.
bobclark86
(1,415 posts)with a sign-off of "see you on the other side," and the rest of his lines, he should be taken for a court-ordered mental health evaluation. He sounds like a threat to himself and to others. Even if he gets out, that'll make sure he can never have a gun again.
2naSalit
(86,767 posts)just build a wall around their little town and call it "Citadel"...? Then they can invite all their gun-whack followers and be "self contained".
I wish there was a smiley thing with this image but little birds flying around the head too!
Apophis
(1,407 posts)damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)that has no business around a weapon or the public. Fire this thing.
What a miserable POS. Get him away from the public.
Contrary1
(12,629 posts)This should be an interesting "rebellion" to watch.
Published: August 30, 2011:
"GIRARDVILLE - Gilberton's police chief was wounded by his own weapon late Saturday during an altercation while he was off duty at a Girardville bar, state police said Monday.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Mark Kessler suffered a gunshot wound to the hand that required treatment at Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs.
State police said Monday they are still investigating the incident and many questions remained unanswered.
Schuylkill Haven commander Sgt. Steven J. Stinsky said Kessler was in the Second Street Pub when a scuffle broke out among several patrons. For reasons unknown to state police, Kessler got involved and at some point a pistol he was carrying discharged, shooting him in the hand..."
http://republicanherald.com/news/gilberton-police-chief-wounded-by-own-gun-during-bar-incident-1.1195323
nolabear
(41,991 posts)He's dangerous, his judgment is horrible, and he does not represent or serve all the people equally. If he isn't fired right now anything he does is actionable.
russ1943
(618 posts)He IS the NRA.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)Protip: Lectures and publications from Everybody Knows Community College* don't qualify as evidence...
*with apologies to Sergeant Fred Colon
Caeser67
(156 posts)Anal Sex.
Initech
(100,100 posts)After all they're always the first to bring up kinky sex fetishes.
GlashFordan
(216 posts)And everything... Isn't this guy a little out of place in Pa?
Botany
(70,567 posts)Why does this man still have a job?
creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)They are all over the place in that area.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)I thought that most of the people here totally supported the Police. Shouldn't we leave it to the people of that town to decide. After all that was the excuse from those who defended the actions of the Police in the Watertown area when they stormed the streets in armored cars and machine guns. The answer we got when questioning this was an overwhelming (from people here on DU) shout that the People of Boston turned out to cheer the Police. We were told, if we weren't there, we had no right to comment on the tactics the police used. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022747864
5. Where is even one resident of that area or neighborhood raising a stink about that search?
Now, we're being told the same thing regarding the despicable behavior of Anthony Weiner. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023328643
So here is my point friends. Either you have principles, and your ideals are based upon those principles, or you have inconsistencies from issue to issue and are mocked by the rest as having a hypocritical sense of right and wrong. We demand that the Government do something to fix what is wrong in Florida, while demanding that everyone butt out of what happened in Boston/Watertown. We demand that everyone get together and force this ass of a Police Chief out of his job, while demanding on the same day that the People of New York get to decide what happens with Anthony Weiner.
Principles, applied fairly, to every incident is the only way to go. It is principle over party, core principles applied to every situation. Right is never wrong, and wrong is never right this way. We avoid the image of hypocrisy, and we are a better people, and a better party because of it. Or we can keep doing what we are, flitting from one side of an issue, arguing that the locals should decide (Watertown) and then flit to the other side of the same issue demanding that people take action to stop the locals (Florida).
Your principles must be sound, and applied equally. Otherwise we are always going to be driving our supporters away, and that is what we can't do if we want to win elections, and get a majority of the people behind us. So decide, first for yourselves, and then argue your position here. Is principle going to be a driving force in our party, or are we going to continue flitting from issue to incident and deciding on a case by case basis what our beliefs are this week?
Saphire
(2,437 posts)Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)I wonder if the ATF has seen his videos?
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Please remove the chief of police for threats and dereliction of duty. Thank you.
Hula Popper
(374 posts)fuck do they get these ass holes?
Initech
(100,100 posts)sakabatou
(42,170 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)It is less than 5 miles from "frackville" in the heart of Pennsyltucky - NNW of Allentown.
Enjoy the chemicals in your drinking water, folks!
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)"That way" being Republican sex, which is gross and sad.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Cha
(297,574 posts)stands on ugly inciteful stupidity.
May as well make ol Mark Kessler another republicon face for gop homophobia and a fucking gun idiot.
Boo! Pres Obama's coming to take your guns away, Kessler.. .. rofl
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)their inbred dumbassery to the world, can they? And so many of them are cops or are armed to the teeth.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)chillin2d8
(1 post)Call Chief Kessler's cell phone number 570-205-0585 and let him know what you think. Also call the Mayor Mary Lou Hannon here and let her know also Gilberton Borough Office--(570) 874-4790.