A posthumous pardon was not considered appropriate as Alan Turing was properly convicted of what at the time was a criminal offence. He would have known that his offence was against the law and that he would be prosecuted.
It is tragic that Alan Turing was convicted of an offence which now seems both cruel and absurd-particularly poignant given his outstanding contribution to the war effort. However, the law at the time required a prosecution and, as such, long-standing policy has been to accept that such convictions took place and, rather than trying to alter the historical context and to put right what cannot be put right, ensure instead that we never again return to those times.
It is tragic that Alan Turing was convicted of an offence which now seems both cruel and absurd-particularly poignant given his outstanding contribution to the war effort. However, the law at the time required a prosecution and, as such, long-standing policy has been to accept that such convictions took place and, rather than trying to alter the historical context and to put right what cannot be put right, ensure instead that we never again return to those times.
Justice minister Lord McNally (via Government rejects a pardon for computer genius Alan Turing | UK news | guardian.co.uk)
Hát ja, én nem is értem, hogy a németeket is miért cseszegetik annyit, hiszen nyilván mindenkit törvényszerűen internáltak…
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kindly fuck off lord mcnally!
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ad-libitum reblogged this from pblue and added:
ott, hanem szorosan...előtt egy ilyen is: “He would have known
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Az első, ami az eszembe jutott,...akar bajba kerülni,...akar...
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pblue reblogged this from ad-libitum and added:
en nem latom hogy beszelt volna arrol hogy a melegnek leves valasztas kerdese-e: “However, the law at the time required...
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