Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon from the state of Massachusetts for a vicious racially-charged attack he committed as a teenager that left a man blind in one eye.
Court documents reveal just how horrifying the 1988 attack was - including startling racial slurs he shouted at the victim and others - but the actor insists he is now 'a better person and citizen'.
Wahlberg, who served 45 days in jail after the assault, says his record continues to impact him and could prevent businesses, such as restaurants, that work with him from getting licenses.
He insists he has come a long way since April 1988, when he attacked Thanh Lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him in order to steal the two cases of beer he was carrying.
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10 comments:
NO pardon. Wahlberg was 16 at the time and certainly knew better or should have known better.
He should have left this out of the media.I read it on Wikopedia some time back.He payed his dues,but now he feels guilty 25 years later.Don't we all have something in our past that we regret or still feel guilty about?
Why is the news media just now covering this? Did Wahlberg ever directly apologize to the victim that should be foremost? I do believe that people develop their traits and personalities long before their 16th birthday, but better late than never.
Sorry Mark, the man is blind in one eye for the rest of his life and you should be inconvenienced too for the rest of your life.
every time he picks up a firearm for a movie its another broken law.
no pardon, prosecution
2:25 good comment and a great perspective on the matter
I'm sure the injured guy would love to stop reliving it too. Tough, Mr. W. When he is restored so shall your record be.
So right 2:25, he is basically wining about being inconvenienced. What an over privileged snot.
Maybe if you donate your eyeball to the man you hurt.
2:29 Because they use real firearms in movies, and people actually get shot and die. You're a bright one!
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