Dunno how much sympathy the man should be getting. This was three different incidents. Even if you could put it down to the demon drink on the first occasion...what about the second and third?
Also, I think we should be wary of allowing drink and medication from taking the blame. Ultimately, if you know you've got a brazen mouth - go home, shut the door, take whatever 'substances' you need and keep away from people.
It doesn't matter how drunk or drugged or stressed you are; if you hurl racial abuse, you are fundamentally a racist. Alcohol can make some people aggressive and abusive, but it can't magically change them into racists. The guy is a racist who hides it when he's sober.
Yep, it's like Mel Gibson - there isn't an anti-semitic bone in his body. It's just that whenever he's drunk he launches into an anti-semitic rant, which is a terribly unfortunate thing to happen because people keep get the wrong impression. Poor bloke.
Watching the original film of his outburst .. he was out of it. He said he couldn't remember what was said & I wasn't surprised. He was way over on something!
He's completely sh1tfaced, but as rojash says, alcohol doesn't add any stupid beliefs that aren't there already. It just suppresses your inhibitions so that what's lurking inside is more likely to come out.
I do feel a bit sorry for him to be honest. It's a pretty pathetic state to be in, sitting in a bar on your own boozed and drugged up to the eyeballs, abusing strangers.