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Published Date: 26 May 2008
By Louise Hosie
A ROW has broken out over a planned visit to Scotland by former boxer Mike Tyson.
The one-time world champion, who is a convicted rapist, is due to appear at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday for An Evening with Mike Tyson.

Stewart Maxwell, the communities minister, said yesterday that the event was in "bad taste" and h
as called for Holyrood to be given control of visa issues.

But Barry Hughes, the event's promoter, said Tyson had served a jail sentence for his crime and should not be further punished.

The former boxer's last visit to Scotland, in 2000, for a fight, sparked street protests from some organisations.

Mr Maxwell said: "The SNP and women's groups were highly critical of Mike Tyson being able to stage his fight in Glasgow in 2000, given his conviction for rape, and this latest event is in similarly bad taste."

His view was backed by Lily Greenan, the manager of Scottish Women's Aid, who said: "We strongly disagree with the move for this event to go ahead and for this convicted rapist to be allowed into Scotland."

Mr Hughes said: "Mike Tyson has served his time in prison. How can they expect him to be punished more than once for something he had already been found guilty of?

"I would like people to remember Mike Tyson for the good times in his career."



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  • Last Updated: 25 May 2008 10:20 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Mike Tyson
 
1

Guga II,

Rockall 26/05/2008 02:42:25
Why is it that people in this country cannot get a visa to go to America if they have a criminal conviction, but we are allowing in a convicted rapist and thug?

As for the comment that "Mike Tyson has served his time in prison. How can they expect him to be punished more than once for something he had already been found guilty of?", the same could be said for convicted criminals from this country, but they are still not allowed into America.

What is going on? Are the New Labour Sleaze and Corruption Party in such thrall to Bush that they are willing to let such scum into this country?

The sooner Scotland is independent, and we have control over immigration into Scotland, the better.



2

KampungHighlander,

Jakarta 26/05/2008 03:08:06
The US government will refuse entry to any one who has been convicted of a criminal offence. They are especially intolerant of drug offences.

Tyson is a repeat offender who has been convicted of multiple offences including, Rape, Assault, Drug Possession and Impaired Driving.

Does the UK allow all criminals who wish to visit the UK entry, or is that only available to the Celebrity Criminals?
3

celtic4,

USA 26/05/2008 03:31:27
Just watch your women, and your ears. He is a thug and should never be allowed into your country (or ours). Period.It is just our governmental policy to not allow entry into the country for anyone convicted of a crime.Make it your policy also. It is a good idea. Now tell me how to get them out of our country? That is also a good idea. We don't want them.
4

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26/05/2008 03:50:43
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5

Guga II,

Rockall 26/05/2008 04:09:38
#4. What's this got to do with scum like Tyson?

6

Boy Wonder,

26/05/2008 08:30:40
I agree with #1 Guga. If you have a conviction, you are not allowed into the States. The same should apply here!

He may have "done his time" and deserve a second chance ... but only in his own country.

After all, that's what they're satying to our home-bred crims!
7

ddmc,

26/05/2008 08:33:57
its just like the one sided extradition treaty we have with the USA, one way street it seems.
8

scunnin,

Vienna 26/05/2008 08:48:24
In the US if you commit a crime somewhere and is known, you arent allowed to enter the country anymore, why are our laws different??
9

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26/05/2008 12:43:27
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Nikostratos,

26/05/2008 15:26:06
#1 Guga IIRockall #6 Boy Wonder


You two ever been to the states probably not 'A conviction' doesnt automatically stop you from entering the U.S.A thats why you need a visa.

oh and Guga i think you'll find E.U will law allow Mr Tyson entry into an Independent Scotland.

and i see your post calling people Foreigners and uncle toms was removed for using racist abuse..AGAIN.

http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Give-option-to-scrap-parliament.4119091.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=1000#2839280
11

Boy Wonder,

26/05/2008 16:18:33
#11 Nikistratos ... the only post removed (#4) was not posted by myself or Guga, who commented on it. To whom then are you referring?

As for convictions stopping you entering the USA, I am not talking about what we call petty crimes, which don't make it on to the US "moral turpitude" list. Tyson's offence was rape ... and that is very serious! I don't think you'd get into the Ststes with that on your rap-sheet. Why should their citizens, convicted of such crimes be allowed here?

A fair question, I reckon ... don't you??
12

wayne.e,

uk 26/05/2008 16:19:34
what is wrong with people this man has served his time and had a much more tragic life than any of us can imagine i wasnt the fly on the wall but all i can say is since he was convicted 3 other women have accused him of rape does it not seem obviouse its to drain even more off him.and he is a boxing legend what he has or hasnt done out the ring has nothing to do with the geat acchievments has done init and pleasure he has bought to boxing fans!
13

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26/05/2008 17:46:03
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Nikostratos,

26/05/2008 18:07:28
#12 boy wonder

follow the link #11 then you will get there
15

Black Beard,

26/05/2008 18:58:04
Tyson's Rap Sheet:


1978 - Tyson, 12, is arrested in Brooklyn for purse-snatching and sent to Tryon School for Boys.


1982 - Tyson is expelled from Catskill High School for a series of transgressions.

Feb. 1986 - "I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into the brain."

Feb. 9, 1988 - Tyson weds actress Robin Givens in New York.

May 1988 - Tyson dents his Bentley convertible in a traffic accident in Manhattan. He gives the $183,000 car to two cops, later resulting in their suspensions.

June 17, 1988 - Robin Givens and her family publicly accuse Tyson of domestic violence.

Aug. 23, 1988 - Breaks a bone in his right hand in a 4 a.m. street brawl with professional fighter Mitch Green in Harlem.

Sept. 4, 1988 - Tyson is knocked unconscious after driving his BMW into a tree. Three days later, the New York Daily News reports the accident was a "suicide attempt" caused by a "chemical imbalance" that made him violent and irrational.

Sept. 30, 1988 - Givens says in a nationally televised interview that Tyson is a manic-depressive and that she is afraid of him. Tyson sits meekly next to her.


Dec. 12, 1988 - Sandra Miller of New York sues Tyson for allegedly grabbing her, propositioning her and insulting her at a nightclub.

Dec. 15, 1988 - Lori Davis of New York sues Tyson for allegedly grabbing her buttocks while she was dancing at the same nightclub on the same night as the incident with Miller.

April 9, 1989 - Accused of striking a parking attendant three times with an open hand outside a Los Angeles nightclub after the attendant asked Tyson to move his Mercedes-Benz out of a spot reserved for the club's owner. The charges are later dropped due to lack of witness cooperation.

Feb. 10, 1992 -Tyson is found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of deviate sexual conduct.

June 28, 1997 - Tyson is disqualified after the third round of his rematch with Holyfield after he bites Holyfield t
16

Black Beard,

26/05/2008 18:59:02
cont.

twice, once on each ear.

March 9, 1998 - Sherry Cole and Chevelle Butts filed a $22 million lawsuit against Tyson claiming he verbally and physically abused them March 1 at a Washington bistro after his sexual advances toward one of them were spurned.

Aug. 31, 1998 - Tyson's Mercedes is rear-ended in Gaithersburg, Maryland. According to subsequent lawsuits, Tyson kicked one driver in the groin and punched another in the face before being restrained by his own bodyguards.

Feb. 5, 1999 - Tyson sentenced to two concurrent two-year sentences for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident in 1998. Judge Stephen Johnson suspended all but one year of jail time. Tyson was also fined $5,000 and sentenced to two years' probation after his release from jail. The decision could lead to more jail time for violating parole in Indiana.

Feb. 20, 1999 - Tyson was put in an isolation cell after a disturbance at the Montgomery County Detention Center. Several TV stations in Washington reported that Tyson became upset, either in his cell or a break room, and threw a television set. The set narrowly missed jail guards, and there were no injuries. It was later reported that Tyson was taken off anti-depressants two days previous to this incident.

Nov. 18, 1999 - Members of 24-Carat Ferret Rescue arrive at boxer Tyson's estate in Las Vegas, where they take possession of two ferrets starving to death.

May 19, 2000 - Tyson is accused by a topless dancer in a Las Vegas nightclub of punching her in the chest and hurling expletives at her. Police were called to the scene, but after interviewing witnesses, including Tyson himself, they decided not to press charges.

June 24, 2000 - In bout with Lou Savarese, Tyson knocked the referee down in order to keep punching Savarese after the bout was stopped.

Jan. 22, 2002 - A press conference to announce the April 6 Tyson - Lennox Lewis fight breaks into an all-out brawl. Tyson later admits to having bitten Lewis o
17

Black Beard,

26/05/2008 18:59:45
cont.

n the leg during the melee.

Jan. 22, 2002 - Police in Las Vegas said that they found evidence supporting a woman's claim she was raped by Tyson. The local district attorney's office says it will decide whether to charge Tyson.

June 21, 2003 - Tyson allegedly beats up two autograph seekers in the lobby of the Brooklyn Marriott.

July 11, 2003 - A bodyguard files suit against Tyson, claiming that the boxer punched him twice in the face, breaking his left orbital bone.

January 27, 2007 Mike Tyson indicted on drug charges.
18

Green booger,

26/05/2008 19:00:15
Why aren't there any protests when EU leaders visit England?

Corrupt EU.
19

wayne.e,

uk 26/05/2008 19:38:02
black beard you state the mishaps that mike has made in his life im sure you as we all have done at some point but you dont state the good he has done he was the youngest ever heavyweight champion whos power speed and aggresion hadnt been seen before in a heavyweight he was one of the most exciting things in boxing infact he was boxing and without him today the division is boring and on its last legs. you forget what he has been through what his life was like he admits he has done many bad things in the past but you have to forgive and forget he has done his time give him a break!!
20

Jock H. the Republic of Scotland,

Arvada, Colorado, USA. 26/05/2008 21:00:35
As i remember Scotland let Kenny Richie in, so whats up with that, has he got a job yet ??? or is he living free??? Mike Tyson wont be allowed to stay, throw the two of these bums out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
21

wayne.e,

26/05/2008 21:12:07
how dare you call mike tyson a bum what have you accheived in your life to give you the right to call a sporting icon that! people like you sit on your pc typing away calling people names take a look at his life story and the name you will be saying is legend not bum
22

Jock H. the Republic of Scotland,

26/05/2008 23:08:55
#22, you are correct, i have not acchieved getting arrested for rape, or punching people around,nor spending time in prison for his crimes, and when i was hungry i paid for my food with honest money, i did not eat anybodys ears,,, is that enough for you???
23

Voldemort,

Edinburgh 27/05/2008 00:40:14
I think Mike Tyson was a great fighter but he is a typical example of 'you can take the boy out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of the boy!' He is fundamentally a thug. If Mohammed Ali got him in a ring he would receive a great lesson. Okay maybe not now but you know ....

He was accused of rape, probably he was set up, the girl in question was never after a conviction - just money .... his antics in the ring reinforce this belief. He is one to be pitied and his lack of sportsmanship (I hold 4 World ~Records - so what? but I know sportsmanship when I see it and have beaten cheats with naught but determination, blood, sweat and tears) is to be taken into account when one calls him a bum ... it's not about victory it's about how you gain victory.

Mike Tyson will be remembered as a cheat and a undesirable. Let your own judgment decide whether he should be allowed into our country.
24

glen urquhart,

planet common sense 27/05/2008 00:52:08
Criminals are flooding into Britain every day of the week from Eastern Europe and elsewhere and are gaining an increasing hold on Drug traffiking, prostitution etc etc but we don't hear a word from all the liberals complaining about them do we?

25

celtic4,

USA 27/05/2008 01:21:35
I am so not sorry #22. Mike Tyson is a thug, a criminal, and in or out of the ring I consider him a dangerous person. Rape is sooo serious a crime. What are you talking Icon for? Please. He's a slug. I would not go see the man for free much less to pay for it!
26

wayne.e,

27/05/2008 01:55:08
everyone has there oppinion but when he became the youngest heavyweight champ in the 80s he was the best fighter in some time but unfortunatley his legendery trainer died and missed his success he worked hard and it paid off unfortnatley he got in with the wrong crowd and they ruined him yeh he did some bad things some maybe truer than others but he has done his time now he should be allowed to live his life i had dinner with him at his tour in manchester and his intelligence and manners are brilliant he is not a bum!

 

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