That's when neighbors Rod and Lindel Hart complained, saying their 10-year-old adopted son — who is black — was uncomfortable after seeing the flag.
"Now I have no way to convince my 10-year-old son that his neighbor is not a racist, redneck cop," Rod told MassLive.com, after posting an image of McCarthy's flag on Facebook.
God forbid parents have to explain that someone isn't a racist just for displaying a Confederate flag. Easier to just let the child stereotype a flag owner and feel like a victim of a completely imagined offense.