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Foul-Mouthed Pa. Police Chief Fights for His Job
Source: Associated Press
Foul-Mouthed Pa. Police Chief Fights for His Job
GILBERTON, Pa. September 19, 2013 (AP)
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
A suspended police chief who posted videos online in which he shot borough-owned automatic weapons while shouting obscenities about liberals and the Second Amendment fought to keep his job Thursday as he defended himself against unrelated allegations that his attorney said were trumped up to conceal the town's intent to fire him over the videos.
Gilberton Chief Mark Kessler told reporters outside his closed-door disciplinary hearing that he had been an excellent police chief and had nothing to apologize for. Kessler and attorney Joseph Nahas presented their case at the hearing, but Nahas said he expects his client to be fired when the borough council meets Thursday night.
Kessler's pro-gun videos have garnered hundreds of thousands of views online. He acknowledges they are inflammatory but says they're designed to draw attention to what he views as the erosion of Second Amendment and other constitutional rights.
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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 rifles and handguns. Some of Kessler's supporters got into a heated argument with an opponent.
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GILBERTON, Pa. September 19, 2013 (AP)
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
A suspended police chief who posted videos online in which he shot borough-owned automatic weapons while shouting obscenities about liberals and the Second Amendment fought to keep his job Thursday as he defended himself against unrelated allegations that his attorney said were trumped up to conceal the town's intent to fire him over the videos.
Gilberton Chief Mark Kessler told reporters outside his closed-door disciplinary hearing that he had been an excellent police chief and had nothing to apologize for. Kessler and attorney Joseph Nahas presented their case at the hearing, but Nahas said he expects his client to be fired when the borough council meets Thursday night.
Kessler's pro-gun videos have garnered hundreds of thousands of views online. He acknowledges they are inflammatory but says they're designed to draw attention to what he views as the erosion of Second Amendment and other constitutional rights.
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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 rifles and handguns. Some of Kessler's supporters got into a heated argument with an opponent.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/foul-mouthed-pa-chief-learn-fate-20301436
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