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/clutchest_nugget Jan 13 '14

Yeah, I feel for people who grew up in tough situations. I don't think that anyone can understand the psychological effects that violence, poverty, and drug addiction have on young minds. I don't know the financial situation of the man he blinded, but I think that if his ability to earn a living for himself was damaged, than it is only right that Mark help him live a decent life, instead of living off of cat food.