Which Is Worse, To Be Called Names Or Have Your Life And Limb Put In Danger?

Mel Gibson is stopped for drunk driving, an American pastime that kills thousands and injures a multiple more every year. The complaints I here about his anti-Semite comments. There is evidence that many Jews in Hollywood are less incensed with his remarks than the impression the media gives.

Mr. Gibson has apologized and asked Jews to aid him find a “path to healing”. ABC/Disney did not believe that is good enough and yanked his Holocaust mini-series. The problem I see is that very mini-series is a way for him to show that he is truly sorry for his words.

What bothers me most as I see little actual concern with his action of getting in a vehicle when his abilities and his mind were impaired by alcohol.

His first crime was against himself and occurred when he decided to drink more than one to two glasses of alcohol. It is a crime that we as Americans choose not to penalize. From that point on his judgment was impaired so he aggravated his crime by choosing to drive and then resist arrest and make mean spirited comments that happened to also be bigoted.

We should not forget that this all started with the self destructive crime of alcoholism. We should not forget the people he endangered by choosing to drive drunk. We should not forget that actions hurt more than words.

Source 1 is about many Hollywood Jewish Leaders being silent.

Source 2 is about Mr. Gibson asking help to find a path of healing

Source 3 is about ABC/Disney pulling Holocaust mini series