Why is Officer Marino considered a mass of contradictions?

Marino is a throwback to the old-fashioned police style. Politically incorrect, he is nonetheless very good at what he does. He recently has finalized a divorce and has celebrated by trading in his Mustang for a red Corvette. He is estranged from his only child, Rocky, and will not say why. He is a mass of contradictions. He is a bodybuilder who drinks too much; a big-bellied Marlboro man, he carries a Sig-Sauer nine-millimeter pistol and calls women who offend him "babe." Yet, he is a tender, loyal friend who considers two competent women the most important people in his life.