Houston Officer Investigates Open Carry Protest, Tries to Delete Cell Phone VideoMelissa Melton Much of it has to do with an overwhelming sense that our rights dont seem to matter to the cops anymore, and that they perceive ordinary citizens more like potential enemy combatants than the people these guys have supposedly sworn to protect and serve. Heres another case highlighting the fact that many officers are either in contempt of our Bill of Rights, or too ignorant to respect them. This Houston officer actually managed to encroach upon the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendments all in one go. Click2News reports: Officer McFail didnt stop there. Ray Hunt, Houstons police union representation later spun the case to make it seem like a crime had been committed, rationalizing that whoever reported the open carry advocate must have felt threatened. Hunt also accused the protester of trying to create an incident with police, and then he blamed a police training issue. 