Mel Gibson says he stopped moving with security because he believes, “If something’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.” Joe Rogan: “I have some friends that have a place in Mexico. I’m always like, don’t you ever worry?” Mel Gibson: “I worked in Mexico a couple of times.” “They said,... ‘You’re crazy going for a walk. You’ll get kidnapped.’” “I said, ‘I’m not gonna get kidnapped. I’m the guy that pays.’” “‘You’re gonna get kidnapped.’” “‘And I’m not gonna pay your ransom.’” “I used to watch guys who do what I do for a living, and they had a phalanx of bodyguards around them.” “I used to have that stuff for a little while.” “Meh… doesn’t make any difference.” “If something’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.” “You’re gonna be okay… or not.” Joe Rogan: “Everybody’s gonna be okay until they’re not.”show more

The cartels watched braveheart growing up, he's gonna be fine.

Hes more worried about mossad than any mexican criminals so hes good in my books

Most people these days probably don’t even know who he is. Would be a very different story 35 years ago.

It would be insane to kidnap the Riggs/Wallace guy who also played a guy who doesn't pay a ransom. He's also a good friend of Jesus.

Mel Gibson telling potential kidnappers that he’s the one who controls the money so he won’t pay his own ransom is galaxy-brain logic Most celebrities carry a whole army with them, but bro said "we'll see what happens"!

Also he has a belief and relationship with God , thats the part he’s leaving out, the part that gives him the midset that allows this

That's like climbing without a rope and saying “If something’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.”

Thinking about a video I saw you tube years ago when a Mexican fan saw him putting air in his tires at a gas station late at night and he asked him why he was alone and mel said he likeds being alone, they basically just hung out and talked about life.

He has a point. Charlie had some of the best security. Did not save him.

He knows he got the respect of everyone, that's when you don't fear taking a walk without bodyguards.

I saw Mr Gibson in Panama a couple of times a few years ago and he was just another gringo in flip flops.

Cartels aren't going to mess with an international celebrity. They don't want that kind of publicity. It would be a death sentence for them

One thing you should definitely do after getting rid of your security detail is announce on one of the biggest podcasts in the world that you've gotten rid of your security detail

The nephew of the owner of Univision [worth $2.6 billion] was kidnapped in Mexico. They cut his ear off. The owner never stepped foot in Mexico again. Mel Gibson shouldn’t have a false sense of safety.

Plus, it's gotta be really expensive to keep a phalanx of body guards.

What Mel is saying, I believe, is that if God wants you to go thru something you’re going to go thru it. You can’t stop it, you can’t avoid it.

FT @joerogan Melgibson

Mel Gibson casually telling Joe Rogan he dropped all his bodyguards because he figures kidnappers won't grab the guy who pays is absolute chaotic old-school energy. 🤯

Like, why even bother looking both ways when crossing the street. If you're gonna get hit, your gonna get hit.

Interesting perspective, but personal security is ultimately about reducing risk, not eliminating it

hot take, I'd hire guards to avenge me not protect me. And I'd let it be widely known. Huge bonus if they avenge me, even bigger if they go to jail over it.

The difference between a man with the utmost faith and a man with very little faith

And today in "I'm 12 and this is deep"...

If a man trusts in the LORD, this is the proper perspective. GOD is never taken by surprise. If He wants you protected, nothing can get to you. But if He chooses to allow something to come your way, you can't stop it, so don't worry about it.

Listening to these two talk reminds me of the line from a Fish called Wanda. When Otto says “Apes don't read philosophy.” and Wanda replies “Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it”.

no one wants to kidnap conrad stonebanks

This has some Tiger Blood vibes. I always imagined Brian Wilson telling Charlie Sheen they had Tiger Blood being just like Reese Bobby telling Ricky “If you’re not first you’re last”.

I love the concept of retaliating not with a ransom payment but with a bounty They want 5 mil for a child they stole? "5 mil for the kidnappers capture, dead or alive"

Nobody want's to kidnap Wiliam Wallace.

Everybody dies when they’re supposed to nobody controls their death even in suicide if you weren’t destined to kill yourself you wouldn’t

Are you aware that Cartels trade drugs and they are not in the business of kidnapping? The reason is purely economicsl: margins vs risk. Trading drugs, fuels, extorsion have higher returns & lower risk than kidnapping. Impressive how US makes up stories & believe them as true

That is called living by faith.

Kidnapping a legendary Hollywood asset who holds massive local cultural clout from "Apocalypto" and openly refuses to authorize any cash ransom layout beautifully acts as a zero-profit filter, strictly proving how they are simply not that foolish seamlessly, lol. 🏛️🔄🪓🎬💰🇲🇽🔒.

Oh, then why wear a seatbelt? 🙄

He basically gave anybody a green light to rob him