Mark Wahlberg, pardon request

Mark Wahlberg recently filed a pardon request with the Board of Pardons for Massachusetts in order to expunge his criminal record of crimes that he committed in 1988 when he was 16 years old, and this has caused the 18MR group to start an online petition to prevent a pardon from being granted to the famous actor. Wahlberg recently starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction, and some believe that the actor should not be pardoned just because he became famous due to the violent nature of the crimes involved. When Mark was 16 he was convicted on felony charges after he attacked two Vietnamese individuals in two different incidents, and the well known actor spent 45 days in jail as a result.

According to the pardon request filed by Mark Wahlberg the actor claims that he is no longer the same person, and that is why the felony convictions should be eliminated from his criminal record. 18 MR, a group with strong ties to the Asian American community, has started an online petition asking the Massachusetts Board of Pardons and the governor of the state to deny the request by Mark Wahlberg. One the website for the group it states “We demand that the Massachusetts State Parole Board and Governor Patrick deny Mark Wahlberg a pardon for his hate crimes. Not only is granting a pardon an affront to justice, but even asking for one completely disrespects Wahlberg’s victims.” The online petition already has more than 8,000 signatures. 18MR stands for 18 Million Rising.