It
is
sad
to
see
strong
careers
go
out
with
a
whimper.
Michigan
lawyer
Leo
P.
Carey
decided
to
give
up
his
job
after
an
odd
outburst.
While
it
is
worth
noting
that
he
didn’t
blame
his
casual
racism
on
allergy
medicine
or
maintaining
law
and
order,
it
really
would
be
nice
to
have
some
explanation
for
his
outburst.
This
is
from
M
Live:
Mt.
Morris
Township’s
long-time
attorney
has
resigned
his
position
after
raising
his
fist
during
a
public
meeting
and
saying
“white
power”
after
he
did…a
recording
of
the
Nov.
27
meeting
shows
Carey
making
and
extending
a
fist
as
trustees
were
finishing
a
vote.Sims
asked
Carey
if
he
had
a
comment
to
make
and
the
attorney
replied,
“No,
I’m
just
…
white
power.”
While
his
internal
monologue
was
not
caught
on
record,
I
would
wager
it
went
something
like
this:
“He
said
he
didn’t
even
realize
it
was
coming
out
of
his
mouth,”
King
said.
“It
made
no
sense”
in
the
context
of
the
meeting
and
was
out
of
character
for
Carey,
whom
she
said
has
“guided
us
and
kept
us
on
the
right
path”
with
his
legal
advice
over
many
years.
Carey
has
since
tendered
his
resignation
and
has
shared
that
he
is
not
racist.
While
that
is
a
moral
response,
it
may
not
have
been
the
monied
one
—
Amy
Wax
would
have
likely
been
very
happy
to
throw
some
of
Penn
*ahem*
Carey’s
money
at
him
if
he
was
willing
to
speak
on
campus.
Twice,
even.
Attorney
Resigns
After
Making
‘White
Power’
Comment
At
Meeting
[M
Live]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.