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24-12-2013, 03:05 PM | #1 | |||
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A Royal pardon, finally, for one of the greatest minds of the 20th Century. It was an appalling miscarriage of justice which ended in his suicide. It's hard to believe what happened to him. Thank God we've moved on...
Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. It addresses his 1952 conviction for homosexuality for which he was punished by being chemically castrated. The conviction meant he lost his security clearance and had to stop the code-cracking work that had proved vital to the Allies in World War Two. The pardon was granted under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy after a request by Justice Minister Chris Grayling. "Dr Alan Turing was an exceptional man with a brilliant mind," said Mr Grayling. He said the research Turing carried out during the war at Bletchley Park undoubtedly shortened the conflict and saved thousands of lives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25495315 Last edited by Livia; 24-12-2013 at 03:06 PM. |
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24-12-2013, 03:13 PM | #2 | |||
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I've heard of him before... that's been a long time coming. Hardly any consolation to his family though, if he even has any?? Poor guy...
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24-12-2013, 03:16 PM | #3 | |||
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24-12-2013, 03:22 PM | #4 | |||
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**** royal pardons. what the **** does that even mean? "oh sorry". CHEERS MAJ
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24-12-2013, 03:24 PM | #5 | |||
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24-12-2013, 03:36 PM | #6 | |||
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Yes its a Good thing
of course late |
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24-12-2013, 03:43 PM | #7 | |||
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24-12-2013, 03:48 PM | #8 | |||
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Gatorade me, Bitch!
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It disgusts me that this kind of treatment was once acceptable.
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24-12-2013, 04:01 PM | #9 | |||
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24-12-2013, 04:02 PM | #10 | |||
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24-12-2013, 04:03 PM | #11 | |||
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24-12-2013, 04:05 PM | #12 | |||
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Does anyone know if he has any surviving family members?
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24-12-2013, 04:29 PM | #13 | |||
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Find it quite insulting how they're 'pardoning' him if anything...it should never have been a criminal offense in the first placeso it should have been completely wiped from existence
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24-12-2013, 06:13 PM | #14 | |||
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I think the pardon, so long after the awful conviction, goes some way to say that the conviction was wrong, an acknowledgement of something that never should have happened. It's decades late... but I'm very pleased to see it. I'm pleased that people who perhaps didn't know him will learn what a hero he was, what a contribution he made, that they will be sickened by what happened and ensure it never happens again.
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24-12-2013, 06:23 PM | #15 | |||
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24-12-2013, 06:27 PM | #16 | |||
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How would you go about wiping something from existence without wiping away the memory of Alan Turing, and how he suffered at the hands of a despicable society back then? I think the best they can do is a royal pardon.
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24-12-2013, 06:27 PM | #17 | |||
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24-12-2013, 06:58 PM | #18 | |||
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Gay Activist Peter Tatchell ( rushing around every news)
is Demanding the other 50,000 men need the same pardon. |
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24-12-2013, 07:20 PM | #19 | |||
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Absolutely they do. Let's hope this high-profile one starts that off... a public acknowledgement that what happened to all those people was not just wrong, it was evil.
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24-12-2013, 07:44 PM | #20 | |||
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Hopefully, Livia!
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31-12-2013, 04:56 PM | #21 | |||
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There are several e-petitions on the go asking that the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square be dedicated to Alan Turing with a statue. A fitting tribute to a man who did so much for this country in particular, and technology in general.
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31-12-2013, 05:04 PM | #22 | |||
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Betcha milk-snatcher Thatcher gets the place!
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31-12-2013, 05:25 PM | #23 | |||
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31-12-2013, 05:55 PM | #24 | |||
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