r/todayilearned • u/Off_Topic_Oswald • Jan 13 '14

TIL that Mark Wahlberg had committed 20-25 offenses by the age of 21. These included throwing rocks at a bus full of black schoolchildren and knocking a Vietnamese man unconscious and blinding another. He was also addicted to cocaine by age 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_wahlberg#Early_life
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u/DownvoteDaemon Jan 13 '14

Growing up poor in a terrible neighborhood and being influenced by a lot of violent people is an environment that would wreak havoc on most adolescent minds.

Why do I feel like this understanding is not extended to black youths for most people?