I found this view of the Gibson affair -- quite different from the Hitchens one -- that also makes a very good point.
This is an excerpt of the full piece found at birdofparadise.blog Don't Forget that Mel Gibson Was Drunk Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving the other day. The police who arrested him described his uncooperative behavior, his repeated use of the "f**k" word and his making several clearly anti-Semitic statements. Apparently, this somehow "proves" that Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite. No it doesn't. All it proves is that Mel Gibson was drunk. If (let's imagine) that Mel Gibson's outburst is proof of his anti- semitism then the circumstances of his arrest would also prove that . . . --Mel Gibson is an advocate of expressing anger in public places; that --Mel Gibson believes that it is good and right to resist arrest; that --Mel Gibson feels that it is OK to drive while intoxicated; that --Mel Gibson, deep, deep down, approves of resisting police officer. No one in their right mind would draw these conclusions about Mel Gibson from his behavior and actions the night of his arrest. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
