# Mel Gibson arrested for terrorism. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637 "2006-07-31T01:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/1 "2006-07-31T01:26:58Z")
First, he was arrested for [DUI](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gibson30jul30,0,2026973.story?coll=la-home-headlines) and the sherrif’s department has been accused of sanitizing the report from Gibson’s imflammatory remarks against jew’s and sexist remarks against a female officer. But, [He is sorry](http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/28/gibson.dui/index.html) and > [@](#): > > I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have. … I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person Yadda yadda yadda. Sorry, Mel, but you are only sorry you got caught. You are not sorry about your hateful words. They say that alcohol is a device that unlocks the inihibitions. To rage and rant about something like this, to complete strangers, tells anyone out there that there is a cancer inside your very soul. I feel sorry for your children who are probably poisoned by your evilness, which you have inherited from your father, [Hutton Gibson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutton_Gibson). Well, through the wonders of Fark and the internet, the BBC has alleged that Gibson has been under a watchful eye of the FBI (los Angeles office) for funnelling money via Australia to Muslim Extremist Groups. [BBC article in full.](http://www.bbclosangeles.com/BBCNEWS_Mel_Gibson_Arrested_On_Terrorism.htm) > [@](#): > > The charges come as little surprise after his anti-Semitic comments such as “Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Using the U.S. Patriot Act the FBI had been following Mel Gibson’s illegal terrorist activities for months. According to sources in the Los Angeles Division of the FBI, Mel Gibson had been funneling money through Australia, where Gibson had lived for many years, into Lebanon and Palestine to help Muslim Extremists fight against Israel. Some of the money went to groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, no word on if any had been funneled to Al-Qaeda. If these allegations are true, Gibson’s career is officially over. It is going to be a very interesting couple of weeks with this case. Thoughts? PS: Mel, you are a douchebag. And so’s your old man. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/2 "2006-07-31T01:30:27Z")
I’ll bet that the “[bbclosangeles.com](http://bbclosangeles.com)” page isn’t a real BBC webpage. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/3 "2006-07-31T01:34:07Z")
Yanno, I didn’t even see the Los Angeles portion. I bet they have a LA office. Why wouldn’t they have an LA branch? Huh. Any one else who knows about these kinda things? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/4 "2006-07-31T01:35:08Z")
This site is quite obviously a fake. It’s not even written like a news report. Holy shit, you BELIEVED this? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/5 "2006-07-31T01:35:13Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] I’ll bet that the “[bbclosangeles.com](http://bbclosangeles.com)” page isn’t a real BBC webpage. [/QUOTE] Good catch. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/6 "2006-07-31T01:37:46Z")
Under the heading “Have your say” there’s a “fake news articles?” link that goes to a storefront. Lower right-hand corner. I thought it was real for a sec, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/7 "2006-07-31T01:39:22Z")
God, I feel like a retard. Mods, please close this thread. Pardon me while I do some some kind of compulsory punishment for being so stupid. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/8 "2006-07-31T01:49:20Z")
I think the oh-so-very-public nature of this is punishment enough, dontcha think? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/9 "2006-07-31T01:49:50Z")
The [real BBC story](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5228050.stm), for those that are interested. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/10 "2006-07-31T01:50:16Z")
When I go to [www.bbclosangeles.com](http://www.bbclosangeles.com) it redirects to [http://news.bbc.co.uk/](http://news.bbc.co.uk/), which for a second fooled me into thinking it was genuinely affiliated with BBC (but likely hacked). Then I realized anybody can buy any domain and have its root address redirect anywhere. It’s not the best web hoax ever, but it’s pretty decent. No shame in being fooled, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/11 "2006-07-31T01:53:02Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] God, I feel like a retard. Mods, please close this thread. Pardon me while I do some some kind of compulsory punishment for being so stupid. [/QUOTE] Don’t feel bad. [on preview] I see \*\*Revtim \*\* reporting exactly what I was going to say, so yes, no shame on being fooled. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/12 "2006-07-31T01:54:33Z")
As of 9:54pm ET, the URL no longer responds. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/13 "2006-07-31T02:03:18Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] As of 9:54pm ET, the URL no longer responds. [/QUOTE] I can still get it. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/14 "2006-07-31T02:06:11Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] I can still get it. [/QUOTE] Me too. The root domain is redirecting to the real BBC, but for a split second before the redirect, the title is Bullshit Broadcoasting Confederation. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/15 "2006-07-31T02:10:08Z")
[QUOTE=Eleusis] The root domain is redirecting to the real BBC, but for a split second before the redirect, the title is Bullshit Broadcoasting Confederation. [/QUOTE] Heh, nice catch, I missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/16 "2006-07-31T02:20:00Z")
That URL doesn’t even pretend to be real. I’m amazed some peoples’ BS detectors are set so badly. On the other hand, the graphic design was dead-on to my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/17 "2006-07-31T02:23:19Z")
> [@Bottom of the hoax page](#): > > [Not all news is Real \>\>](http://www.bbclosangeles.com/fauxnews.com) | [Like BBCLA\>\>](http://www.bbclosangeles.com/fauxnews.com) Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/18 "2006-07-31T02:37:49Z")
Oh dear. Yes that is very embarassing. Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/19 "2006-07-31T02:51:05Z")
[QUOTE=Revtim] It’s not the best web hoax ever, but it’s pretty decent. No shame in being fooled, IMHO. [/QUOTE] I dunno about that. This line from the quote in the OP: > [@](#): > > The charges come as little surprise after his anti-Semitic comments such as “Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Using the U.S. Patriot Act the FBI had been following Mel Gibson’s illegal terrorist activities for months. triggered my bullshit detector straight away. Anyone who reads the BBC with any regularity at all would have noticed it. Even if Gibson had been engaging in suspicious activities, there’s no way that the BBC would have labelled them “illegal terrorist activities” in the absence of an actual conviction or guilty plea. A term like “alleged terrorist activities” or “suspected terrorist activities” might have been used, and even that would have been accompanied by more qualifications and fewer bald assertions than the quoted passage. As soon as i saw that quote, i hovered over the link and confirmed my suspicions that it wasn’t the actual BBC at all. > [@Derleth](#): > > On the other hand, the graphic design was dead-on to my eyes. That’s so easy to do, though, and has been done a bunch of times before. Check [this](http://www.newturfers.com/mwf/attach/38/355838/BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight.htm) out. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson-arrested-for-terrorism/366637/20 "2006-07-31T03:18:25Z")
Closed.