“Actually, it was Gibson who took a hard-line position when he publicly stated that the Jews cause all the wars.”
Can you really not see the difference between a “public statement” and drunken rambling during a DUI arrest?
Really? Come on.
As I understand it, once a person is placed under arrest, the arresting officer Mirandizes the suspect. And during the process the officer will read to the suspect:
"Anything You Say can and Will be used against you in a Court of Law...."
Now, since Mel's knew his statement of “F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” would be entered into a Police Report and into Court, his vile statement was indeed a Public Statement.