Posted on 01/30/2018 5:11:13 PM PST by EdnaMode
I’m not sure the officer has been much of a problem, but it’s irrelevant, Gibson’s behavior, for which he has apologized, was the issue. And I’ve no reason to believe he is insincere. I recall that at the time media said that Gibson was a police supporter, and knew many of the officers at that particular station/sub station. If true, he might have known the officer was Jewish. In my mind hurling insults at a known Jewish officer is very different that simply hurling invectives at Jews. In terms of motivation. Shouldn’t have any relevance to the new film.
I never had a problem with Gibson.
I was listening to a radio show years ago on the way home from work one afternoon. Chuck Swindoll, a Dallas area Evangelical minister, was describing in detail the entire scourging and crucifixion based on biblical and historical evidence. This was years before Mel Gibson made his movie. As Swindoll spoke, I was picturing it all in my head. It was horrible ... just as Gibson's movie showed. Very humbling to listen to and to watch on the big screen.
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