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Mel Gibson apologizes for DUI arrest
AP ^ | 7/29/06 | SANDY COHEN

Posted on 07/29/2006 2:12:15 PM PDT by Vision

Mel Gibson apologizes for DUI arrest

LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson issued a lengthy statement Saturday apologizing for his drunk driving arrest and saying he has battled alcoholism throughout his life.

Gibson also apologized for what he said were "despicable" statements he made to the deputies who arrested him early Friday morning on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

"I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested," he said in a statement issued by his publicist. "I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry. I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse."

Publicist Alan Nierob declined to elaborate beyond the statement.

Gibson, 50, was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol after deputies stopped his 2006 Lexus LS 430 for speeding. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said deputies clocked him doing 87 mph in a 45 mph zone.

A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Whitmore said. The legal limit in California is 0.08 percent.

The actor was released early Friday after posting $5,000 bail.


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To: Vision

He said he has "battled with the disease of alcoholism"

It's not a disease, it's an acquired habit. The only real treatment is personal will power.


21 posted on 07/29/2006 2:37:56 PM PDT by pleikumud
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To: Dark Skies

Can't forgive his rant against President Bush for going into Iraq either because I believe his opinion is rooted in anti semitism. Many feel that the President went into Iraq to benefit Israel and to them, that is unforgivable.


22 posted on 07/29/2006 2:38:20 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: Vision
Gibson should have said F...ing Jew bastard and the MSM would have given him a pass. That is what Hillary said and no one blinked an eye.
23 posted on 07/29/2006 2:40:16 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Vision

I've been drunk.


24 posted on 07/29/2006 2:41:49 PM PDT by Jim Noble (I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.)
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To: veronica

Ping


25 posted on 07/29/2006 2:43:44 PM PDT by Vision (“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me" Philippians 3:14)
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To: OldFriend
...his rant against President Bush for going into Iraq...

I didn't hear about that but it sure makes sense when one considers the President's support for Israel.

26 posted on 07/29/2006 2:43:49 PM PDT by Dark Skies
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To: Torie

"The problem is that booze tends to bring out one's true nature."

Yes but alcoholism warps that nature.


27 posted on 07/29/2006 2:45:59 PM PDT by bkepley
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To: Dark Skies

Gibson's rant sounded exactly like Buchanan's, Matthews, and assorted other Israel haters.


28 posted on 07/29/2006 2:46:42 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: pleikumud

Desire to change is an absolute requirement.

"Will Power" is not necessary unless you're trying to do something you don't wish to do. Will power alone indicates a lack of desire to change, and by itself is quite useless in overcoming alcohol.


29 posted on 07/29/2006 2:48:24 PM PDT by D-fendr
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To: bkepley

It may warp termperment, but not I think, instinctual beliefs and sensibilities. The guy is a Jew hater who has disciplined himself to contain that, when sober, usually. That is my guess.


30 posted on 07/29/2006 2:48:30 PM PDT by Torie
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To: Vision; GatorGirl; maryz; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; livius; goldenstategirl; ...

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31 posted on 07/29/2006 2:49:18 PM PDT by narses (St Thomas says “lex injusta non obligat”)
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To: pleikumud
It's not a disease, it's an acquired habit. The only real treatment is personal will power.

Those of us who are not alcoholics think it's personal will power. But apparetnly an addict has some condition that makes the will weak or nonexistent. AA gets a lot of people sober because many others in the same boat are succeeding in staying sober and helping others along. While some people can quit cold turkey, I believe that drunks and other addicts stand a much better chance by joining a group or getting some other kind of help.

Of course Mel Gibson knows all about this...has he been to The Betty? Or AA groups? I'd venture to guess that he has. Tons of Ho-wood people show up in these places and many find the help they need to stay away from their drug of choice.

Also, Gibson is a heavy smoker, considered by some to be another form of addiction. So the guy has an addictive personality, as they say. He can certainly afford to get all the help he needs. Of course, he knew that before getting a DUI like an idiot.

32 posted on 07/29/2006 2:50:14 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: OldFriend

I haven't heard Matthews yet, but Buchanan is a hater...and an anti-semite.


33 posted on 07/29/2006 2:50:36 PM PDT by Dark Skies
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To: mkjessup; stevem; Northern Yankee; narses
He needs prayer. He'll have mine.

As he will have mine too. Amen.

34 posted on 07/29/2006 2:52:19 PM PDT by kstewskis (Hey La Raza and illegals....IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME!!)
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To: pleikumud
It's not a disease, it's an acquired habit. The only real treatment is personal will power.

Watch out...passing turnip truck! Oops, someone fell off.

35 posted on 07/29/2006 2:52:48 PM PDT by Dark Skies
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To: Vision

What's hard to understand is that 0.12 isn't exactly an amount of alcohol where one would expect semicoherent ranting of the sort reported. Heck, most people experience only minor impairment at that level. I have to wonder whether some other substance was involved here.


36 posted on 07/29/2006 2:53:20 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: NittanyLion

That's what I was thinking. Most likely a wee bit of "toot."


37 posted on 07/29/2006 2:54:17 PM PDT by Dark Skies
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To: Dark Skies
Well, one can forgive Mel for being drunk and even speeding, but it's gonna be hard to forget his "anti-semitic rant."

What did he do, quote the New York Times?

38 posted on 07/29/2006 2:54:41 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Dark Skies

You haven't heard Chris Matthews rant against the President for going to war in Iraq?


39 posted on 07/29/2006 2:54:58 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: NittanyLion
What's hard to understand is that 0.12 isn't exactly an amount of alcohol where one would expect semicoherent ranting of the sort reported.

Fantastic Point
40 posted on 07/29/2006 2:55:33 PM PDT by Vision (“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me" Philippians 3:14)
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