ReformedWretch
Puritan Board Doctor
I had posted something about this earlier but I assume someone found it unworthy, possibly because of censored foul language?
Here is the abc version of the story. I think it's relevant because many follow Gibson now as a "Christian" since his "Passion" movie.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2251876
July 29, 2006 "” Actor Mel Gibson is known for his fiery performances on the big screen, but tonight he stands accused of some very nasty behavior off-screen "” including an alleged profanity-laced, anti-Semitic tirade to a sheriff's officer.
Gibson was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of drunk driving, and that's when things may have gotten ugly.
When Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" hit movie screens in 2004, there were protests. The film and its passionate producer were accused of being anti-Semitic.
Gibson denied the charges. But they are back with a vengeance after his arrest.
The Web site TMZ.com says it obtained four pages of the original eight-page arrest report. Allegedly written by the arresting officer, the handwritten pages posted on TMZ accuse Gibson of an anti-Semitic tirade.
"The sheriffs department tried to cover this," said Harold Levin, managing editor of TMZ.com. "They tried to make it look like nothing happened "” and they told the media that, that everything was without incident. That was the quote. That could not have been further from the truth."
The document also alleges Gibson made threats, used profanity and tried to escape arrest.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has not confirmed the authenticity of the document.
However, in a statement late today, Gibson said, "I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said."
He added, "I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse."
An official with the sheriff's office insisted there was no cover-up, said Gibson was treated just like everyone else, and that abusive language alone does not amount to an "incident."
Here is the abc version of the story. I think it's relevant because many follow Gibson now as a "Christian" since his "Passion" movie.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2251876
July 29, 2006 "” Actor Mel Gibson is known for his fiery performances on the big screen, but tonight he stands accused of some very nasty behavior off-screen "” including an alleged profanity-laced, anti-Semitic tirade to a sheriff's officer.
Gibson was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of drunk driving, and that's when things may have gotten ugly.
When Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" hit movie screens in 2004, there were protests. The film and its passionate producer were accused of being anti-Semitic.
Gibson denied the charges. But they are back with a vengeance after his arrest.
The Web site TMZ.com says it obtained four pages of the original eight-page arrest report. Allegedly written by the arresting officer, the handwritten pages posted on TMZ accuse Gibson of an anti-Semitic tirade.
"The sheriffs department tried to cover this," said Harold Levin, managing editor of TMZ.com. "They tried to make it look like nothing happened "” and they told the media that, that everything was without incident. That was the quote. That could not have been further from the truth."
The document also alleges Gibson made threats, used profanity and tried to escape arrest.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has not confirmed the authenticity of the document.
However, in a statement late today, Gibson said, "I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said."
He added, "I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse."
An official with the sheriff's office insisted there was no cover-up, said Gibson was treated just like everyone else, and that abusive language alone does not amount to an "incident."
I would assume that people who disagreed with the movie for theological reasons did not think that Mel Gibson was the Devil incarnate for making the film. Your post seems to almost say something along the lines: "Once he made that film, I knew God had handed him over to a reprobate mind and he was now capable of anything. This is the kind of stuff that I expected."
