“I expect the Mike is going to do serious prison time for this incident.”
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Sad to say this, but you’re probably right. That is, unless a good attorney can get a jury to say: Nope.
Along these lines, jury nullification might play in his favor. Obviously that’s a last ditch option, the Hail Mary Pass followed by the Immaculate Reception.
The question remains how guys like Tyson are expected ordinarily to put a definitive end to the kind of ceaseless harassing provocation he was forced to deal with in this instance, which unfortunately is becoming more and more common.
O.J. Simpson was arguably set up with respect to the situation that resulted in him being sent to the pokey.
Not forgiving Simpson for what he did. Generally, though, anger and frustration can spin anyone up, particularly young (or youngish) men. Patience and wisdom will seem to slip away in an instant, and before you know it, it’s “Katie, bar the door...”
Professional athletes need agents and managers that explain to them “the facts of life”.
If they have bad tempers they need to be trained on how to control them under stress.
(That could save the lives of wives and girlfriends as well.)
“The question remains how guys like Tyson are expected ordinarily to put a definitive end to the kind of ceaseless harassing provocation he was forced to deal with in this instance, which unfortunately is becoming more and more common.”
Oh boo-hoo! How about he deal with it the way 99.9% of the others deal with it and not resort to an attack.