Posted on 08/01/2006 5:27:25 PM PDT by carolgr
"Gibson was driving 30 mph over the speed limit and had an open bottle of tequila in his car."
"In addition, Gibson admitted he did everything he's accused of!"
Was the bottle open? And Gibson certainly is doing all sorts of damage control - after all the arresting officer has already pronounced his career "ruined" which seems curious given the fact that there was no injury or damage.
If modern medicine, psychiatry, and psychology have taught us anything it is that addiction DOES change people physiologically and mentally.
To assume that all the rants of an acute alcoholic or drug addict truly refelect their rational thoughts is absurd. I have personally known some people before, during, and after such addictions. To even suggest that they, in their most depraved state, are revealing their true nature and true hidden thoughts is wrong. This can be verified from human experience.
They reflect his thoughts, rational or otherwise. He is responsible for what he says, does and thinks, drugged or sober.
How does the Seattle Washington event of July 28, 2006 by the Muslim Pakistani get pushed aside and totally forgotten in order to enable the all out assault on Mel Gibson?
When all is said and done, what harm has been done to the Jewish community by the words of a drunken Mel Gibson that would warrant 3 days of nonstop coverage and discussion without any word about Seattle?
Priorities need to be re-arranged here in FR........
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