I would just like to add this....I heard the arresting officer in a radio interview this afternoon. It was totally unprofessional of him to leak the substance of the tirade. He did say that he was Jewish. He also said, several times, 'I can't talk about this at all' before launching into all sorts of comments that should get him into hot water. I am not defending Mel Gibson, just looking at the uneven treatment he received. Do you think we would have known about any of the comments if he had been simply John Doe??
I agree, but that does come with the territory of public figures -- especially those that strive to be moral. There is nothing the press loves more than tearing down the religious ones. (Remember the raking Bill Bennet got?) Again, this is not to say his comments weren't reprehensible, but he was quick to apologize. How many people here defended Ann Coulter, despite her outrageous comments and her refusal to apologize? It seems to me that many people in this forum are angry at Mel for being critical of the war, so they are content to pile on the bigot bandwagon. But there is no such condemnation when Coulter calls for the killing of Muslims. No, I didn't condemn her for that either. It is interesting what we will tolerate as long as someone is on our side.