Thread: Mike Tyson banned from entering the UK..

Yep, scheduled promotional appearances this week for his autobiography in London are scrapped.

According to new UK immigration rule changes made in Dec 2012, anyone with a previous conviction resulting in a jail sentence of more than four years is barred from entering the country. Tyson did 3 years for the rape conviction, but his sentence was 6. He also has convictions for assault, cocaine possession, and driving under the influence. The organizers didn't know that the law had been changed. Tyson'll be in Paris instead. Tyson's 1-man Broadway show scheduled for next year in the UK will also be scrapped.


Boxing champion Mike*Tyson banned from entering UK - Home News - UK - The Independent

What do you Brits think? Would you allow a man convicted of rape into your country or not?

there was talk of him being refused into the UK when he came over to fight Julius Francis and Vitali klitschko was on standby to fight him in Germany if he didn't let him in the UK (unfortunately they did and I was gutted as the young klitschko didn't get the fight)

wonder if they would have stopped Nelson Mandela ?

The amount of stuff you hear on the news of polish or romanian or somalian immigrants committing rape with a massive criminal background that was overlooked is crazy that they dont let tyson in.

Originally Posted by imp

The amount of stuff you hear on the news of polish or romanian or somalian immigrants committing rape with a massive criminal background that was overlooked is crazy that they dont let tyson in.

Right on , if those are the rules why are we letting all these unpolicable Eastern European peasants into the country, but not a high profile sports star? More pathetic double standards by the clowns running the show.

Originally Posted by Saddo

wonder if they would have stopped Nelson Mandela ?

They'd stop Michael Savage who is harmless...a bit mental but harmless

Tyson was banned from Australia as well.

Sometimes some people can be so stupid. If it was Mandela what WOULD they have done?

Australia dont mess about with who or what they have in their country.

Originally Posted by Weltschmerz

They could make an exception in Tyson's case. He would sell out all over UK.

As welts said uk would make alot of money from tyson being here....

But, he is still a celebrity rapist.!?

I'm all for banning convicted rapists from doing pretty much anything myself, but given his profile and the fact he's been allowed there before it does seem a bit silly.

This dont make any sense

I know someone who just finished a 7 year sentence in Poland and arrived in the UK on Sunday and is already working here with absolutely no problems at all

To be truthful the yanks don't let us enter their country for lesser crimes, jus look at Martin Murray for example

Originally Posted by Colinc

To be truthful the yanks don't let us enter their country for lesser crimes, jus look at Martin Murray for example

Would you let someone into your country who is from St Helens?

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by Colinc

To be truthful the yanks don't let us enter their country for lesser crimes, jus look at Martin Murray for example

Would you let someone into your country who is from St Helens?

lol good point, personally i think The Tyson not being allowed in country fits in nicely with the government wanting to detour imergrents from flooding the country in the nxt few months tho

Originally Posted by Colinc

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by Colinc

To be truthful the yanks don't let us enter their country for lesser crimes, jus look at Martin Murray for example

Would you let someone into your country who is from St Helens?

lol good point, personally i think The Tyson not being allowed in country fits in nicely with the government wanting to detour imergrents from flooding the country in the nxt few months tho

The sad part is Tyson didn't rape Desiree Washington he was railroaded. She'd pulled exactly the same trick before on another guy