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Page 4 Western Maryland College April 10, 1992 Editorial: Tyson Needs to Grow Up ~ -:®~_ ,\,/ W~ By MICllfiEL KUBACKI / , S"'fJR.p"'''' \ Perhaps spending some time in prison will help the man-child Mike Tyson grow up. Maybe he'lllearn his los- son in there, because he apparently hasn'tlearned it yet. March 26, Tyson received a six year jail sentence for his rape of Desiree Washington, a contestant in the 1991 Miss Black America compeuuon. Tyson showed no re- morse, as he said, "1 didn't hurt anybody-no black eyes, no broken ribs," while being sentenced. It appears that Tyson, who was portrayed as a woman- izer (which he is) by his defense team, doesn't feci what he did as a crime, as his victim didn't show any physical effects from the incident. This six month ordeal is tragic [or many people. It is tragic for the victim, as she will be emotionally scarred by this incident for the rest of her life. It is tragic for Tyson, who has had a series of brushes with the law in the past, as his promising career is most likely over. If it hadn't been for boxing, Tyson probably would have been in jail a long time ago, as he had had run-ins with the law while he was growing up in New York State. However, he met his trainer, Cus D' Amato, a man who was able to get Tyson to straighten up his act, and develop into one of the greatest heavyweight boxers the world has ever seen. Editorial: So what's the problem? AfterD'Amato'sdeath, Tyson started lO revert back lO his delinquent, childlike self. He brushed aside his former ~T_;;t _ entourage, and joined forces with that slimeball promoter with the lousy haircut, Don King. King fattened his wallet COWICil(ACC), Student Govern- Freeman Room. Students are By MICH~LLE DAYOT because of Tyson. but he wasn't able to control Tyson SI