Mark Wahlberg

[Anonymous]

Yeah, the Daily Beast mixed up Dorchester and South Boston. Dorchester had more racial diversity back then for sure. It was rough. The area was Savin Hill (aka Stab and Kill).

I'm from the area and don't follow celebrity stuff and just found out about this recently as well.

I don't think he should be pardoned. He absolutely did these things, admits it, and should abide by the consequences. He'll be fine if he doesn't get a liquor license. It's not really holding him back in life. He already has his restaurants in Mass.

And yes, if he were a minority, I think he'd be viewed differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Besides the victim being a minority, why was his crime said to be racially motivated?

Throwing rocks at little Black kids while screaming racial epithets doesn't strike you as racially motivated? Beating Vietnamese man to the point of leaving him blind in one eye while screaming racial epithets doesn't strike you as racially motivated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.

I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.

Remember OJ? He got away with murder--two of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was 16. You want him to find his victims?

Yes. He has the cash and cache to do it. Great move if he did it. He wants A pardon so that he can open restaurants in California. Its all about the cash, not his better self.

[Anonymous]

Why the hell should he get a pardon? He has done nothing special to warrant special treatment.

[Anonymous]

If the issue at hand is liquor licenses for the restaurant, does it have to be applied for under HIS name? There are two other brothers without felony arrests who co-own with him that could do so. Including the one (Donnie) who basically saved his ass from a life of crime.

I also would be concerned about him carrying a gun - I doubt his anger issues are completely gone.

[Anonymous]

Yes, he paid his debt to society. He partially blinded a man and served his 45 days. He's reformed, great. He is now a rich and famous actor (with very little talent).

I don't think he should get a pardon based on any of the above. Will he get a pardon? Probably and I think it's disgusting. The Justice system has always been kinder to cater to the rich, famous, and entitled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's a thug. A rich and famous thug, but a thug nonetheless. Anyone who commits such violent acts can't magically become the clean cut guy he wants everyone to think he is. Had he been a black teenager isn't of a white one, his life would have turned out much differently...because he would have done serious jail time for that assault and robbery.

I can't stand him, and I cringe whenever I see the media fawning all over him.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.

I agree. He was a dumb 16 year old. He made some severe stupid mistakes. Shall he kill himself and never be happy?
He seems like a great guy.

No, he was not.

He was tried as an ADULT. His chronological age at the time of the offense is therefore meaningless. Stop trying to revise history.

Furthermore, there are plenty of other things he is allowed to do. I do not think he deserves preferential legal treatment while most offenders in similar situations are stuck with the consequences of their actions.

[Anonymous]

Where's the source for this information? Is it credible? I mean, Rolling Stone has lost a boatload of it just last week...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.

I agree. He was a dumb 16 year old. He made some severe stupid mistakes. Shall he kill himself and never be happy?
He seems like a great guy.

No, he was not.

He was tried as an ADULT. His chronological age at the time of the offense is therefore meaningless. Stop trying to revise history.

Furthermore, there are plenty of other things he is allowed to do. I do not think he deserves preferential legal treatment while most offenders in similar situations are stuck with the consequences of their actions.

Not PPs. I don't get your point. He committed a crime at 16 or 17, was tried as an adult, and served time for it. Did his age affect his time served? Possibly. It wasn't his fortune that bought him a shorter time served, because he wasn't famous at that time.

Do I think he should be pardoned? I don't know, but now seems to be the right time to ask (with the governor on his way out). I do think he paid his debt to society, and he has been clean for over 20 years. I also don't think he has to pay restitution to victims, although that might help to get a pardon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.

I agree. He was a dumb 16 year old. He made some severe stupid mistakes. Shall he kill himself and never be happy?
He seems like a great guy.

No, he was not.

He was tried as an ADULT. His chronological age at the time of the offense is therefore meaningless. Stop trying to revise history.

Furthermore, there are plenty of other things he is allowed to do. I do not think he deserves preferential legal treatment while most offenders in similar situations are stuck with the consequences of their actions.

Not PPs. I don't get your point. He committed a crime at 16 or 17, was tried as an adult, and served time for it. Did his age affect his time served? Possibly. It wasn't his fortune that bought him a shorter time served, because he wasn't famous at that time.

Do I think he should be pardoned? I don't know, but now seems to be the right time to ask (with the governor on his way out). I do think he paid his debt to society, and he has been clean for over 20 years. I also don't think he has to pay restitution to victims, although that might help to get a pardon.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.



Wait, I thought aggravated shoplifting meant you should be shot dead in the street...



This.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.

I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.

Remember OJ? He got away with murder--two of them.

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the Daily Beast mixed up Dorchester and South Boston. Dorchester had more racial diversity back then for sure. It was rough. The area was Savin Hill (aka Stab and Kill).

I'm from the area and don't follow celebrity stuff and just found out about this recently as well.

Yeah, I have a lot of family members that grew up in Dorchester and one cousin in particular that was a very close friend of one of Mark's brothers. I had not specifically heard these stories about Mark, but I don't doubt they are true. Just the kind of neighborhood it was back in the 80s.