Just a Bad Cop

Forced to defend himself against Frank Carter's henchmen and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Melbourne Police Chief Don Carey admits that Carter is a bad cop. The FOP and Carter's other pals are claiming that Carey stated Carter was a racist as the majority of bad tickets that he writes are to African-Americans. This is best referred to as the straw man defense. Carey is being vilified for finally admitting that Carter is just a bad cop. Chief Carey knows it to be fact as he has heard enough complaints over the years.

As stated in Changing My Mind, most of Carter's victims are black because his area is a predominantly black area. I wouldn't know if he is a racist or not, and Chief Carey has never referred to Carter in this light. Frank Carter was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and not his own department.

Frank Carter has committed many outrageous and abusive acts in his position as a police officer over the course of his lengthy career. Why would the FOP defend his actions by throwing in the race card and attempting to put words in Carey's mouth? Well, most likely because Carter will be hard to defend. He is known by all in his assigned area of Melbourne, Florida. He is feared by most people in that area. I have encountered a Puerto Rican victim as well. It is not a white area and there are not many white victims.

Chief Carey is better off not responding to straw man statements made by Carter backers. These people will say anything as there is no other way to defend this abusive police officer. I do not live in Melbourne and I never have. Carter's reputation is known far and wide. He is indeed a legend in his own mind. The worst part is that Carter is far from alone. Kudos to Chief Carey for admitting something that many have known for years; at least he is not in denial as other police chiefs in similar situations usually are.

Why is it that cops always defend their own and disregard facts? Any one of these officers that defend Carter obviously considers his actions to be acceptable. What does this say about the defenders? It does reveal that they must appreciate and back abusive actions by police officers. To the defenders, anyone not a cop or in a cop family is a perp. Thank you Chief Carey for not ignoring the truth here and running to the defense of an abusive cop! Ignore those straw men.

Read what a straw man is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man