Tyson As Victim (III)

Since it's a frequently recurring theme, perhaps I should start a weekly "Tyson the Victim" section of the website, and give an award at the end of the year or something for the most creative approach to the topic? Say a Texas Longhorn cowpaddy (not to be confused with Mack Brown)? Yeah, that might be fitting.

Anyway, here's the latest entry. I don't disagree with Alen J. Salerian, who contends that Tyson is pyschologically ill (yes!). But then he completely loses credibility (with me, anyway) with this paragraph:

Maybe Tyson's race and educational background have influenced why he hasn't been given help. How long would it take us to commit Andre Agassi if he jumped across the net and bit the ear or thigh of competitors like Pete Sampras or Lleyton Hewitt? Probably faster than a three-minute round in the ring.

Huh?! Perhaps if Agassi did what Salerian suggests, once, yes, "we'd" send him to a shrink. But probably if he raped women (allegedly), bragged about having sex with men in prison (allegedly), told fellow tennis players he was going to make them "his bitch" (allegedly), engaged in brawls (allegedly), and various other thuggish behavior, "we" (since Salerian includes me in his little rhetorical party) likely would begin to think of him as a criminal thug, and might even consider sending him back to the big house. For a LONG time. With no consideration of his race or socioeconomic background!

I doubt this part of "we" would think of him as a victim.

[Posted at 23:38 CST on 02/11/02] [Link]