Harrison in freefall

Big Pussy · Post by **Big Pussy** » 21 May 2007, 07:41

HARRISON 'IN CUSTODY IN SPAIN'

By Victoria Mitchell, Scottish Press Association

Former world champion boxer Scott Harrison failed to appear in court on Monday amid reports he had been arrested in Spain.

The 29-year-old, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had been due to attend an intermediate hearing at the city's Sheriff Court over an alleged incident at a pub last year.

But the boxer, who is accused of several offences including assaulting a police officer and breach of the peace, failed to appear.

A lawyer acting for the former WBO featherweight champion said he believed Harrison was being held in custody in Spain.

The sheriff continued the case until Wednesday to allow the boxer's lawyers time to gather the facts.

Two other men have also been charged in connection with the incident at the Counting House in Glasgow city centre on April 22.

His co-accused, Paul Hinde, 29, and Christopher Lennon, 21, both of Rutherglen, were present in court today. All three deny the charges.

The Scottish Sun newspaper claimed today that Harrison had been arrested at a bar near the Spanish market town of Coin, where he has a house, after a fight in the early hours of Sunday.

The article said he was expected, along with two other men, to appear at a court near Malaga on Monday.

His agent, Barry Hughes, was unavailable for comment and not present at the court in Glasgow.

Last year Harrison spent almost five weeks in a Spanish jail after he was arrested in October.

He was detained by the Guardia Civil in the Costa del Sol over allegations of assault and trying to steal a car.

That case is expected to call in July.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 21 May 2007, 07:44

He's gone isn't he?

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 21 May 2007, 07:44

this forum needs a separate court thread for Harrison. Will it ever stop.

Ps he is still with Sports Network?

Hagler2002 · Post by **Hagler2002** » 21 May 2007, 08:20

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 21 May 2007, 09:17

REAL_DEAL wrote:this forum needs a separate court thread for Harrison. Will it ever stop.

Ps he is still with Sports Network?

Yeah, he works behind the Bar!

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 21 May 2007, 10:08

boxingchat wrote:
REAL_DEAL wrote:this forum needs a separate court thread for Harrison. Will it ever stop.

Ps he is still with Sports Network?

Yeah, he works behind the Bar!

Your boss then???

ArtOfWar · Post by **ArtOfWar** » 21 May 2007, 10:12

He just can't keep himself out of trouble can he. You'd have to be a complete f**king plank to get nicked as many times as he has. Locking him up might be the only thing that gets him sober.

Rocky Balboa · Post by **Rocky Balboa** » 21 May 2007, 10:48

Shame, is all this, because Scott was a good fighter. I don't think he'd have beaten the elite i.e. Barrera, JMM, Pacquiao, Guzman, Katsidis etc, but he was still a game, hungry fighter. Harrison was so big & strong for a featherweight. It's incredible how he fought at 126lbs for so long.

It's nigh-on certain we'll never see him box again. Too much has happened, Harrison seems to have too many pending charges against him. I don't think he's in the right mental state to even contemplate boxing again. Is his father still supportive of Scott?

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 21 May 2007, 10:58

ArtOfWar wrote:He just can't keep himself out of trouble can he. You'd have to be a complete f**king plank to get nicked as many times as he has. Locking him up might be the only thing that gets him sober.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 21 May 2007, 14:50

You have to treat the guy as a dangerous mental patient and lock him up for the publics safety and also to protect him from himself - He needs treatment now before he kills somebody which he is very capable of doing - Over 80 per cent of people with mental health problems also have drug/alcohol habits or are alcoholics, but not all are violent - Scott looks like getting a custodial sentence and needs to be sent to a top security hospital to serve his sentence - If he went to a conventional prison he would get into more fights and more trouble - Scott is a sick man, too ill to see commonsense so lets hope he gets the help he needs before its too late.

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 21 May 2007, 15:18

Like him or not, he is a man with real problems, it's a real pity for boxing as he is one of our better fighters produced in recent years, but on the other hand with this sort of behavior boxing can do without him.
Hopefully he can sort himself out, but he has to admit to himself first that he has a problem then he will need help to do it.
Prison prob will not help him, he may stay off the drink/coke but there will be lots that want to fight him and there is a lot of smack running about in nick.
I really hope he does not turn into another Bennie Lynch

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 21 May 2007, 15:27

Lock him up for his own safety and more importantly for the safety of law abiding citizens.

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 22 May 2007, 07:18

Fighting in a brothel this time - Classy.

Carbo · Post by **Carbo** » 22 May 2007, 07:37

The worst part of this whole, sordid saga is that Frank Maloney offered Harrison help. He rejected it, then rejected Frank -- who only seemed to have Harrison's best interests at heart -- and got himself a yes man.

You can lead a horse to water... etc

Honestly, it's a joke. Over the next year or so, Harrison's going to see more court room than an average judge. He'll be put in prison, whether it's in Spain or England, who knows, and then get out for 'good behavior' and try to ressurect his career, probably at 140.

I know those Michael-Howard-ites who think that 'preeson works' and that crime would be solved by the return of the lash and the noose will disagree, but Harrison should serve some kind of custodial sentence in a psychiatric/rehabilitation unit. He has a far better chance of coming out 'cured' and a productive member of society that way. I don't see the drug-ridden jails of Britain being the best place for him, but there's also part of me that says he's not 'mentally ill' but simply an old fashioned thug and lout.

The man is a disgrace to his talent.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 22 May 2007, 07:42

It sounds clear that Harrison needs some sort of psychological intervention. Slinging him in jail won't do shite. He'll come out of there more angry and fekked up than when he went in, and then probably come out and start getting wankered and clumping people before going back to Jail.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 22 May 2007, 09:53

Carbo wrote:The worst part of this whole, sordid saga is that Frank Maloney offered Harrison help. He rejected it, then rejected Frank -- who only seemed to have Harrison's best interests at heart -- and got himself a yes man.

You can lead a horse to water... etc

Honestly, it's a joke. Over the next year or so, Harrison's going to see more court room than an average judge. He'll be put in prison, whether it's in Spain or England, who knows, and then get out for 'good behavior' and try to ressurect his career, probably at 140.

I know those Michael-Howard-ites who think that 'preeson works' and that crime would be solved by the return of the lash and the noose will disagree, but Harrison should serve some kind of custodial sentence in a psychiatric/rehabilitation unit. He has a far better chance of coming out 'cured' and a productive member of society that way. I don't see the drug-ridden jails of Britain being the best place for him, but there's also part of me that says he's not 'mentally ill' but simply an old fashioned thug and lout.

The man is a disgrace to his talent.

Scott is a hard man and a thug who became a dedicated pro fighter - Boxing kept him out of trouble and gave him a very worthwhile and lucrative life - As an alcoholic nothing much matters except getting the next bottle - People with often luxurious lifestyles throw it all away, lose their families and friends and top jobs through excessive drinking - Imagine a top lawyer using a skip as a bed for the night, but thats what I was told by the lawyer who did just that - Alcohol in excess kills brain cells, so do hard drugs and taking heavy shots to the head - Harrison is in a bad way and can only be saved with professional help IMO.

ArtOfWar · Post by **ArtOfWar** » 22 May 2007, 10:07

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 22 May 2007, 10:33

Scott has really lost it, if things dont change soon he will end up either killing someone or being killed himself... what I dotn understand is why he keeps being let go on bail etc... madness, cant his family have him sectioned??.... its the only way for him to get some help before he goes too far to come back...

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 22 May 2007, 11:36

steve689 wrote:Lock him up for his own safety and more importantly for the safety of law abiding citizens.

Like they did you Steve!

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 22 May 2007, 11:37

Twinkle Toes wrote:Fighting in a brothel this time - Classy.

At last a classy Brothel!

Being a Scotsman did he question the bill.

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 22 May 2007, 11:46

silkov wrote:Scott has really lost it, if things dont change soon he will end up either killing someone or being killed himself... what I dotn understand is why he keeps being let go on bail etc... madness, cant his family have him sectioned??.... its the only way for him to get some help before he goes too far to come back...

Mate, his family can't section him - If he was a serious threat to himself or another he would have been evaluated long before now, and most likely sectioned.

I tend to agree with the opinion that he is an out and out lout.

thepocketrocket · Post by **thepocketrocket** » 22 May 2007, 12:31

Sorry but the guys just a thug..a thug who has a drink problem and a thug whos quite handy at knocking guys out due to his training...

He needs evaluation, if hes mad thy should help him, if he just a drunken yobbish sweaty they should launch him in Barlinnie...

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 22 May 2007, 13:04

Twinkle Toes wrote:
silkov wrote:Scott has really lost it, if things dont change soon he will end up either killing someone or being killed himself... what I dotn understand is why he keeps being let go on bail etc... madness, cant his family have him sectioned??.... its the only way for him to get some help before he goes too far to come back...
Mate, his family can't section him - If he was a serious threat to himself or another he would have been evaluated long before now, and most likely sectioned.

I tend to agree with the opinion that he is an out and out lout.

You are right his GP has to recommend sectioning and a phsyciatric unit then evaluates him before he is seen by a phsyciatrist who then makes the decision - Social services then do the the section - Sectioning can be from 28 days to indefinate - If a person seeks help knowing they have a problem they are treated in whatever way is deemed appropriate which may involve sectioning as a last resort but many other options are looked at and tried first - People who ignore help and get into trouble as Harrison has tend to be classed as, and treated as thugs, louts whatever - His behaviour is not normal, there are just too many incidents and unless he gets help his life will just go down the toilet - His lawyers need to ask the court if he can be seen by a doctor before sentence is passed and Scott must be cooperative or he will just be banged up as a common criminal - At the end of the day you have to recognise your problem and want to turn your life around and allow those who can, to help you - I dont think he has reached this stage yet.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 23 May 2007, 11:53

There are people who lose control and fly into a temper with or without drinking - Fearing this is going to lead to trouble and probably prison some seek help - They are told a session with a councellor will cost them £11 as its not a service offered free by the NHS - They then get a phone number they have to ring to get an appointment - I recently tried to ring that number on behalf of a man who couldnt do it himself because he was working and every time he rang the number it was busy - I rang numerous times and the line was either busy or it rang forever without being answered - Eventually I rang and got an answerphone message telling me to leave my name and phone number after the bleep - Just as I was about to I heard another message telling me the tape was full and to try again another day - If that isnt enough to make an angry man even more angry I dont know what is!! - Well obviously I had to keep trying and two days later at exactly 9 am I rang and the phone was answered straight away - I spoke to a woman who told me the councellors were fully booked up and to try again in a few weeks - So getting help for fits of rage is not that easy, at least where I am, but in other places the situation could be better, I really dont know.

emile · Post by **emile** » 23 May 2007, 12:12

A friend who happened to be in Spain snapped a pic right before this latest scrap.