It sounds like Gibson has a demon to conquer. It doesn't sound like he is blaming anyone but himself. That is responsibility in action.
Indeed it is. Gibson knows that he messed up, and he isn't trying to hide anything, and he didn't show up in a neck collar, or blame his screwup on anything but his own bad behavior.
I don't approve or condone what Gibson did, but he keeps my respect for stepping up and admitting it without excuses.
He needs prayer. He'll have mine.
Have you seen Mel's mugshot from the arrest - He looks like a young Saddam Hussein. No kidding.
I've met Mel at my kids school several times and he is a great guy. He always takes his kid to school and it's nice to see a dad with that priority... Best wishes with solving his personal problems.