[garinda]

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Another thing that really got up my nose was the House of Lords, the week before last, refusing a posthumous pardon for Alan Turing. Pompous, bigoted t**ts.

For those of you who are not familiar with Turing's story and why a pardon matters so much, read this....

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker: the tragic story of Alan Turing - Telegraph



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Less is right.

He, like many other good, decent people, did break the law.

Unjust, cruel laws.

He doesn't need a mealy-mouthed, retrospective pardon.

Today society has reclaimed him.

Reclaimed him as a genius, who because of his immense mental capabilities helped this country remain a democracy, and who took his life because he lived in unenlightened times.