Mel Gibson Busted for DUI

[MadRat]

You let goodie-two-shoes run America then you are bound to get fed crap like political correctness and zero tolerance.

 

[fstime]

I think .08 is BS.

Maybe other people can't drive with .08 but I honestly can drive FINE.

I think it varies from person to person as well.

-2 cents

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Todd33
http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/exclusive-mel-gibson-busted-for-dui/

Mel Gibson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. early this morning for suspicion of DUI. Bail was set at $5,000.

He was pulled over for speeding in his 2006 Lexus as he was heading eastbound on the Pacific Coast Highway and a Breathalyzer test was administered. The arrest report lists the time of arrest as 2:36AM and the time booked as 4:06AM. Gibson was released at 9:45 a.m.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was released later this morning. The investigation was still ongoing, just like it would be with any other person."

A sheriff's official told TMZ Gibson had a blood alcohol level of .12. The legal limit in the state of California is .08.

WWJD? Get blasted and drive down PCH! So when is Passion II coming out?

.12 is far from blasted probably had two glasses of wine.

The limits are way too low. There was a bar in San Luis Obispo calls Bulls that had a breathlyzer in there and I could be almost sober ~1-2 beers and blow .08.. after about 7 I'd blow 2.0ish.... and still drive surf etc whatever fine...With scotch the effects were even worse one shot put you over the limit.

every year we have a demonstration at my school. We have one person get wasted, a few hours beforehand, and then they get the normal dui check. These peopel have been very drunk and only blown a 1.5

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
I think .08 is BS.

Maybe other people can't drive with .08 but I honestly can drive FINE.

I think it varies from person to person as well.

-2 cents

I'm not as confident in your skills as you are. Sorry.

 

[Termagant]

every year we have a demonstration at my school. We have one person get wasted, a few hours beforehand, and then they get the normal dui check. These peopel have been very drunk and only blown a 1.5

So what happens with their blood in those few hours?

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
I think .08 is BS.

Maybe other people can't drive with .08 but I honestly can drive FINE.

I think it varies from person to person as well.

-2 cents

Funny how it works out that you think your the only one who can drive a .08. I bet everyother drunk out on the roads thinks the same.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade -- Alleged Cover Up

That story is really out there! Without any documentation to back it up . . . I think I will pass. Granted, Gibson's open apology letter appears to acknowledge some belligerent behavior.

 

[polypterus]

Originally posted by: BouZouki

Maybe other people can't drive with .08 but I honestly can drive FINE.

Wow, that's seriously the most ridiculous thing I've ever read anywhere. You realize that you're using an impaired judgment to judge your own level of impairment! That's brilliant. :beer:

 

[Aegeon]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade -- Alleged Cover Up

That story is really out there! Without any documentation to back it up . . . I think I will pass. Granted, Gibson's open apology letter appears to acknowledge some belligerent behavior.

Here's the documentation to back it up. Personally I'm not surprised.
http://cdn.digitalcity.com/tmz_documents/gibson_wm_docs_072806.pdf

You can read the antisemetic statements that the officer reported that Mel Gibson made on the second page of the documents posted at that link.

Edit: Another site seems to have gotten confirmation the documents posted are apparently authentic and accurately describe the arrest.

Another Website was able to get a "confirmation" on the record.

"Lt. Steve Smith, in charge of the detective bureau for the Malibu/Lost Hills station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, confirmed to me just now that "the contents seem to be similar" between the official reports and the four pages posted by TMZ.com on the Internet alleging Mel Gibson "blurted out a barrage of anti-Semitic remarks" -- "****** Jews" and "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" and asking the arresting deputy "Are you a Jew?" -- during his DUI arrest early Friday morning," reports Nikki Finke for Deadline Hollywood Daily.

Lt. Smith denied that there was any "cover-up."

"There's no whitewash," Smith told Deadline Hollywood Daily. "I've seen the first report, and the supplemental report, and it looks to be the same thing as what's on the Internet."

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Mel_G...es_for_despicable_statements_0729.html

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
I think .08 is BS.

Maybe other people can't drive with .08 but I honestly can drive FINE.

I think it varies from person to person as well.

-2 cents

Thousands of people cause wrecks at .00.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: Termagant

every year we have a demonstration at my school. We have one person get wasted, a few hours beforehand, and then they get the normal dui check. These peopel have been very drunk and only blown a 1.5

So what happens with their blood in those few hours?

They are still pretty damn drunk , clearly not sober enough to drive.

 

[Kalmah]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Todd33
http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/exclusive-mel-gibson-busted-for-dui/

Mel Gibson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. early this morning for suspicion of DUI. Bail was set at $5,000.

He was pulled over for speeding in his 2006 Lexus as he was heading eastbound on the Pacific Coast Highway and a Breathalyzer test was administered. The arrest report lists the time of arrest as 2:36AM and the time booked as 4:06AM. Gibson was released at 9:45 a.m.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was released later this morning. The investigation was still ongoing, just like it would be with any other person."

A sheriff's official told TMZ Gibson had a blood alcohol level of .12. The legal limit in the state of California is .08.

WWJD? Get blasted and drive down PCH! So when is Passion II coming out?

WTF does this have to do with the man's religion? You need help.

Leave it to the Christians to get drunk and kill innocent people on the road. So this breaks down into 2 different things....

Either he is stupid
or he doesn't care that he is risking lives.

I don't think the man is stupid... so he doesn't care about other's lives.
I wonder what jesus would say to that?

all sarcasm aside, I think anybody who drives while drinking is a real piece of sh!t. People think, "I only drank a little bit"... or "I've done it before, so it can't EVER be a problem"... So the next time you plan on drinking and driving just load a single bullet into a gun and point it at your head and pull the trigger... You might hit an empty chamber!! That means the next time you put the gun to your head and pull the trigger it can't EVER happen!!! Yay for logical thinking!!!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Zebo

.12 is far from blasted probably had two glasses of wine.

The limits are way too low. There was a bar in San Luis Obispo calls Bulls that had a breathlyzer in there and I could be almost sober ~1-2 beers and blow .08.. after about 7 I'd blow 2.0ish.... and still drive surf etc whatever fine...With scotch the effects were even worse one shot put you over the limit.

The breathalyzer you're describing is far from forensically accurate, since hard liquor can't get you any more drunk than beer or wine, assuming the same number of drinks. What you're describing is the effect of alcohol still in your mouth at the time you blew - this is a non-factor in police tests, since by the time a suspect is taking a Breathalyzer at the station (the portable field breathalyzers are not forensically valid tests), several minutes have elapsed since they drank.

Everyone is different, but on average a .12 BAC for someone Mel Gibson's size (180 pounds) equates to 7 drinks over a 2-hour period. I personally think staunch DUI activists are sometimes guilty of exaggerating the risks of DUI, but there's no question someone with a .12 BAC is dangerously impaired.

 

[Zebo]

Don - that machine had a state stamp on it and was high end. So I don't dispute it's accuracy but the lingering alcohol in mouth effects I agree with you did affect the testing. I did'nt know the cops take you someplace else to test...It was a most useful tool even so, as you would'nt get behind the wheel if you were over... But like all good things can be abused...I think they took it out when some idiot died having a competition who could blow the highest. :frown:

 

[techs]

So Mel Gibson really is an anti-semite who blames Jews for all the wars in the world.
Fine. And when will we all realize that the Passion of the Christ was anti-semitic and not Mel's attempt at historical accuracy?
The most dangerous people aren't the ones spouting hatred. Its the ones who are shrewd enough to inject their bias subtly. Mel did a great job of just going over the line a little in "Passion" and then stood back and let the Christian right defend him and claiming anti-Christian bias.
The truth is now known publicly what many people have said about Mel. He's a good guy with a far out Christian view of the world. He is far from the mainstream and his beliefs have been denounced by responsible Christian leaders, including Pope John Paul II.
Now lets not crucify(sic) Mel. He is a result of his fathers rabid anti-semitism. Hopefully his kids will think for themselves and come to different beliefs.

 

[getbush]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
I like how he was pulled over for speeding and probably not showing any signs of impairment at the wheel (swerving, reaction time, etc).

I'm with you all the way man. This is an obvious case of profiling. The cops were probably pulling over every fancy lexus that was going 85+ mph in that 45 zone.

Gibson was arrested after deputies stopped his 2006 Lexus LS 430 for speeding at 2:36 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said deputies clocked him doing 87 mph in a 45 mph zone.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Don - that machine had a state stamp on it and was high end. So I don't dispute it's accuracy but the lingering alcohol in mouth effects I agree with you did affect the testing. I did'nt know the cops take you someplace else to test...It was a most useful tool even so, as you would'nt get behind the wheel if you were over... But like all good things can be abused...

I've seen news where someone pulled over a couple minutes after leaving the house, who had just used a alcohol based mouthwash, blew over the limit.

I think they took it out when some idiot died having a competition who could blow the highest.

Darwin nominee? Should be.

 

[loup garou]

The Passion of the Cristal
:laugh:

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: loup garou
The Passion of the Cristal
:laugh:

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: Kalmah
Leave it to the Christians to get drunk and kill innocent people on the road. So this breaks down into 2 different things....

Either he is stupid
or he doesn't care that he is risking lives.

I don't think the man is stupid... so he doesn't care about other's lives.
I wonder what jesus would say to that?

all sarcasm aside, I think anybody who drives while drinking is a real piece of sh!t. People think, "I only drank a little bit"... or "I've done it before, so it can't EVER be a problem"... So the next time you plan on drinking and driving just load a single bullet into a gun and point it at your head and pull the trigger... You might hit an empty chamber!! That means the next time you put the gun to your head and pull the trigger it can't EVER happen!!! Yay for logical thinking!!!

If you read the ... oh wait... the bible was written buy a bunch of drunken old men... nevermind...

 

[AreaCode707]

Just was reading an article about the anti-semitic rant - I don't have time to research right now, but does anybody know the source of the released rant? I don't doubt it could be true, but with how carefully the police department was handling this, I'm a bit surprised it was released, and it got me to wondering if this is really an invention rather than fact.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: HotChic
Just was reading an article about the anti-semitic rant - I don't have time to research right now, but does anybody know the source of the released rant?

ASCII and you shall RECEVII. He wasn't particularly nice to anyone on the scene. From tmz.com

The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: "F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked the deputy, "Are you a Jew?"

The deputy became alarmed as Gibson's tirade escalated, and called ahead for a sergeant to meet them when they arrived at the station. When they arrived, a sergeant began videotaping Gibson, who noticed the camera and then said, "What the f*** do you think you're doing?"

A law enforcement source says Gibson then noticed another female sergeant and yelled, "What do you think you're looking at, sugar tits?"

We're told Gibson took two blood alcohol tests, which were videotaped, and continued saying how "f****d" he was and how he was going to "f***" Deputy Mee.

The site has a link to a PDF of the arresting officer's original, hand written report. It's difficult to read, but the quoted remarks are on the second page, just below the black tear or shadow on the left side.

 

[BlancoNino]

Are cops violating the constitution (4th amendment) by searching persons (breathylizer) and the air (effects) around them for alcohol without a warrant?

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
Are cops violating the constitution (4th amendment) by searching persons (breathylizer) and the air (effects) around them for alcohol without a warrant?

No. Erratic driving and/or the smell of booze on a driver, or the presence of alcolhol in the vehichle would constitute probable cause to test a driver suspected of DUI.

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
Are cops violating the constitution (4th amendment) by searching persons (breathylizer) and the air (effects) around them for alcohol without a warrant?

No. Erratic driving and/or the smell of booze on a driver, or the presence of alcolhol in the vehichle would constitute probable cause to test a driver suspected of DUI.

I can understand erratic driving, but what right to do they have to search the car for the smell of alcohol without probable cause?