Los Angeles – The officer that arrested Mel Gibson in his infamous 2006 DUI charge has been granted permission to pursue a court case against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department.
TMZ reports that James Mee, who stopped the actor on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, is seeking to sue his employer over claims that he was penalised when details of Gibson’s anti-Semitic comments were leaked to the press.
It is alleged that Mee’s superiors told him to remove four pages from the arrest report, including the details of Gibson’s rant about the Jewish community, which were subsequently sent to TMZ.
According to the officer, the Los Angeles County Sheriff and other officials believe that he is responsible for giving the information to the website.
Mee – who is also Jewish – claims that the department subsequently sought search warrants against him, discounted him for promotions and are guilty of “harassing” him.
Los Angeles County police had requested that Mee’s case be dismissed, arguing that he had waited too long to file the accusations and that they lacked clarity, but a judge has ruled that he should be allowed to go ahead with proceedings.
(Source: Digital Spy)
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With a name like James Mee how did Gibson realize he was Jewish? I wonder how he got a name like Mee. Not the most Jewish sounding name.
Simple!
Im Ein Ani Li, Meeeeeee Li!!!!
To Softwords.
If a cop in the notorious LA Police Department says he is Jewish, I believe him. What difference does it make what his name is? I personally know einam yehudim whose names are Finkelstein, Schwartz, etc. When I asked Finkelstein who is Irish how she got her name, she said she has been married to a Jew for a while. When i asked her why she kept her name after her divorce, she said a name like Finkelstein opens doors. (This happened in NYC).