Slate "Pennsylvania Police Officer Charged for Involvement in Capitol Riot: "No Regrets""

[NRaleighLiberal]

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/pennsylvania-police-fischer-charged-capitol-riot.html

BY DANIEL POLITI
FEB 20, 2021 10:00 AM

A Pennsylvania police officer was charged Friday for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Fischer, a patrolman at the North Cornwall Township Police Department, has been charged with four federal crimes: obstruction of law enforcement, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of Congress.

The charges came after Fischer posted a video of himself on Facebook running at a police line outside the capital while yelling, “Charge!” He also could be heard yelling, “Hold the line” and “Motherfuckers,” according to a criminal complaint. “Made it inside,” Fischer wrote in a message accompanying the video. “Received pepper balls and pepper sprayed.” Fischer had “a physical encounter with at least one police officer,” notes the document. Fischer posted the video on an account under the name “SV Spindrift.” Law enforcement requested information on the account from Facebook and was able to conclude it belonged to Fischer.

A day after the Capirol riot, Fischer exchanged messages with another user on Facebook in which he recognized that his participation in the insurrection could cost him his job. In the message, Fischer said he “may need a job” because “word got out that I was at the rally…lol.” He added “the FBI may arrest me…lol.” Fischer goes on to say he was confronted by his superior about his participation. “I told him if that is the price I have to pay to voice my freedom and liberties which I was born with and thusly taken away then then must be the price,” he allegedly wrote. “I told him I have no regrets and give zero shits.”

In a statement to local NBC affiliate WGAL, North Cornwall Township Police Department said that “no township official had any knowledge of this individual’s actions prior to his arrest.” Fischer “was immediately suspended without pay pending the disposition of these charges.” At least 230 people have been charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot.

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[dalton99a]

1. Loving Trump means never having to say you're sorry

[magicarpet]

2. Another Fascist fuck LEO Nazi bites the dust....

.... good riddance...

[RKP5637]

3. I wonder ... I suppose the union will push for him to be reinstated or whatever. Seems that is

often what happens with bad cops. ... and other cops side with them. Always been a WTF to me. ... and gives cops a bad name when many are good.

[safeinOhio]

16. POAs are not unions, they are

mob enforcers.

[RKP5637]

29. Yep, that pretty much sums them up. n/t

[Goonch]

4. ;-{)

[dalton99a]

6. Does his feed have to be produced organically?

[Goonch]

9. ;-{)

[NRaleighLiberal]

14. ... he seems nice...

[yellowcanine]

26. Looks like Newman on Seinfeld.

[llmart]

31. One thought...

too many doughnuts.

I'm quite sure that if he had to pursue a criminal on foot it'd be game over for him.

[marble falls]

5. No regrets today. Check back in six months after his lawyer drains his savings trying to ...

... him out of stir.

[rso]

7. Cop

Looks like that police department has no weight/fitness standards.

[bottomofthehill]

10. Looks to be about 5'9 and about 240-250

Under the Trump guidelines he is fit as a fiddle. Just ask Dr Ronnie

[blueinredohio]

8. Maybe he'll give a few shits when he has no money after paying attorney fees.

And after hopefully he goes to prison. How many go fund mes can Trumphumpers afford to give to?

[bottomofthehill]

11. Let's see how this triple chinned fuck feels after a few years on the inside

Butterball like him should do just fine. As an ex cop, even from a 1 horse township, he will be the sweetheart of cell block C

[Iggo]

23. Done.

[theneworiginal]

24. Prison sex can take some getting used to...

just sayin.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. Reporters keep calling it a riot. It was an insurrection; it had a purpose.

[Freddie]

13. Yes I hate them calling it a "riot"

It was an insurrection. An attempted coup.

[Grins]

21. I also accept "attempted coup d'tat." NM

[Irish_Dem]

15. No regret doesn't usually impress a judge or jury.

[gratuitous]

17. Yeah, he should be sure to testify at his trial

His lawyer, of course, would bind and gag him before letting that happen.

[Irish_Dem]

19. Absolutely. His attorney will not let him testify.

[safeinOhio]

18. I hear they are looking for a security guard

at the local laundromat.

[maxrandb]

20. He needs to be tried in DC

I've driven through that shithole in PA. If it's a jury from there, you won't find one to convict him.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

27. It literally is a shithole!

It smells like burning shit there all the time. Two memories of playing against Lebanon Valley College. A long walk across a bridge over railroad tracks to get to the field and the air always smelled like shit. The Amish farmers in the region liberally used manure to fertilize their fields and they were always burning something. Took a day or two to get that smell out of your nose.

[Vinca]

22. Bet he'll have regrets when he's serving time in genpop.

[yellowcanine]

25. Township cop is the bottom of the barrel of police jobs in PA.

[BlueStater]

28. Wonder how popular ex-cops are in prison.

He might regret it then.

[RKP5637]

30. Yeah, probably not a good time at all, especially if you meet up with someone you took in. n/t

[jcgoldie]

32. "word got out that I was at the rally...lol."

After he posted a video of himself on facebook charging at Capitol police... brilliant!