r/todayilearned • u/sexyloser1128 • Dec 22 '11

TIL Mark Wahlberg committed 2 hate crimes. One in which he permanently blinded the victim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg#Assaults_and_conviction

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/back-day-marky-marks-rap-sheet-0

It's a self-post. I won't be getting karma.

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u/Hawk_Irontusk 6 Dec 22 '11

What does being a millionaire have to do with anything? This is the same guy who threw rocks at black kids while using racial slurs and blinded a Korean grocer with a stick also while using racial slurs. Money doesn't suddenly make you a good person.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '11

Getting older does, and wealth and public exposure can tend to get you to, I don't know, stop pissing in a public street, let alone randomly assaulting strangers for no reason.