Mark Wahlberg Wants His Record Expunged So He Can Be a Cop
By Nate Jones
Why is Mark Wahlberg currently asking Massachusetts to clear his record of a felony assault conviction he received in 1988? Wahlberg's petition states that a clean slate would be "a formal recognition that I am not that same person that I was on the night" he attacked two Vietnamese men, but there are also professional reasons: Wahlberg says his felony record could prevent him from "obtaining positions in law enforcement." Now TMZ has found exactly what he means: The actor reportedly wants to be a reserve officer with the LAPD, a position in which civilian volunteers perform the duties of a full-time police officer. Neither of Walhberg's victims has commented on the potential pardon.
http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/mark-wahlberg-reportedly-wants-to-join-the-lapd.html
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I don't think so. His lame, lawyered-up, oh-so-Republican "non-apology apology" (I'm sorry for those I may have hurt..."
really rubs me the wrong way. I call bullshit. Great--that's just what we need--another racist, violent cop running loose. What an AWESOME idea! 
Tell you what, you little creep--you'll get a pardon just as soon as the man regains the sight in the eye that you took away from him. I don't know, I just think some crimes are so heinous that they should haunt you for the rest of your life, and a hate crime is one of them. If you feel the same way, here's a link to a petition to deny the pardon:
https://www.change.org/p/advisory-board-of-pardons-for-the-commonwealth-of-massachusetts-deny-a-pardon-to-mark-wahlberg
How many Joe Blows get pardoned? Just because he's famous doesn't make him above the law.
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But I do not know
Though all in all Wahlberg has turned his life around quite nicely, especially in recent years where he’s been involved in numerous charitable endeavors, particularly benefiting underprivileged youth, he still had several instances of violence in his post-prison, younger years (around the “Marky Mark” period). For instance, when he was 21 years old, he “viciously and repeatedly kicked the plaintiff, Robert D. Crehan, in the face and jaw” while a friend of his, Derk McCall, held Crehan down on the ground. This resulted in Crehan’s jaw being broken, as well as a claimed decrease in learning ability. Wahlberg also famous had a fight with certain members of Madonna’s entourage (which he states Madonna still owes him an apology over). He also attacked a security guard, which resulted in him having to appear in several anti-bias advertisements. Wahlberg states about his early life: “I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life and I’ve done bad things. But I never blamed my upbringing for that. I never behaved like a victim so that I would have a convenient reason for victimizing others. Everything I did wrong was my own fault. I was taught the difference between right and wrong at an early age. I take full responsibility.”
Wahlberg was originally cast in both Ocean’s Eleven and Brokeback Mountain, but turned both roles down. In Ocean’s Eleven, he was cast as Linus Caldwell, but withdrew and Matt Damon was cast instead. In Brokeback Mountain he states he withdrew due to being uncomfortable with the sex scenes.
Wahlberg and several friends originally had tickets to fly on United 93, one of the planes hijacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. However, they ended up deciding to instead charter a plane to go attend a film festival in Canada before returning to Los Angeles. Wahlberg has since stated that “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.’” Obviously this didn’t go over very well with people who lost loved ones on that plane, nor with the general public. Given Wahlberg’s apparent propensity towards violence, even when unprovoked, the first part of his claim isn’t really that far-fetched. However, the passengers of United 93 did revolt once they realized the bomb threat the terrorists were using to control them wasn’t likely true. They learned this after several passengers heard of the planes that hit the twin towers from talking to loved ones on their cell phones. Unfortunately for the passengers, though, the terrorists at this point were obviously the ones flying the plane. Once the passengers had nearly broken into the cockpit, the hijackers made the decision to simply crash the plane, with one recorded as saying “Is that it? I mean, shall we put it down?” and another responding, “Yes, pull it down.” The pilot then rolled the plane over and began chanting “Allāhu Akbar”, while the passengers continued to fight. The official report states that at the time of impact, the passengers were just seconds from taking complete control. So obviously Wahlberg with his temper and fighting ability being there or not would have made no difference as the hijackers would have put the plane down all the same the second it was apparent a passenger or group of passengers were about to retake the aircraft.
'publicons are morons. I don't need their ignorance to reinforce my opinion.
Just in case you missed it
'publicons are morons
I will never again allow folks to call me "Marky Mark". It always kind of grated, anyway. 
He and Rachel Weisz were in The Lovely Bones together, and they didn't get along because she thought he was a big piece of shit.
She married James Bond
Is there a public record of anything? Could something have been done privately?
From what I've heard the victim has been asked and refused to say.
Yes, you have a right to your opinion, but remember what they say about opinions and assholes....
